Open from Wednesday to Saturday during the upcoming Heritage Week.
Castledermot Co Kildare has been hosting a free exhibition on the Irish High Cross in the newly renovated Teach Diarmada Community Centre this summer. This free exhibition is open every Friday and Saturday and during the upcoming Heritage Week it will be open from Wednesday to Saturday.
The exhibition, which has been loaned by the National Museum of Ireland, allows visitors to find out more about these iconic monuments from Ireland’s Golden Age and the amazing early Christian art that decorates them. The location of this exhibition in Castledermot allows visitors the opportunity to enjoy the exhibition and then to visit genuine high crosses in their original location at St James’ church, Castledermot and the nearby Moone high cross.
The exhibition includes a visual display featuring 3D images of local high crosses and a hand carved wooden replica of the Moone high cross. Younger visitors are kept occupied at the children’s art table where they can explore interlace and other early medieval designs and for Heritage Week there is a quiz sheet for older children.
The exhibition has been organised by Castledermot Local History Group and wouldn’t have happened without funding from the Irish Walled Town Network and the support of Teach Diarmada Community Centre, the Castledermot Community Employment Scheme and all the volunteers who have supervised the opening hours. Castledermot Local History Group recognises heritage as one of the Castledermot’s principle assets and firmly believes that it can have a positive role in its regeneration. It is hoped that the success of this ‘pop-up’ exhibition, may herald a more permanent heritage attraction in the town in the future.
The Irish High Cross exhibition will be open in Teach Diarmada Community Centre on Castledermot Main Street from 10am to 4pm every Friday and Saturday until the end of August and during Heritage Week from Wednesday to Saturday (27th).
Admission is free.
