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The launch of Killorglin Digital Heritage Trail last Friday.
TOURISTS and locals alike will now be able to explore and discover over 20 specific points of historical interest in Killorglin with the addition of a Digital Heritage Trail.
They can access the information on each building’s history and the people who lived there via plaques placed on the buildings.
Each plaque carries a QR code that links via mobile phone to the relevant information on the Killorglin Archives Society’s website.
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Sean O Súilleabháin, one of the drivers of the Kerry Way walk, will be delighted that another of his initiatives, The Killorglin Heritage Trail, was brought to fruition by his colleague Josie O’Donnell of the Killorglin History and Folklore Society, along with the Killorglin Chamber Alliance, and the Killorglin Archive Society.
Examples include the following places of interest:
• Birthplace of Tom Barry – Irish Republican and IRA Chief of Staff in the 1930s
• Birthplace of Máirín Cregan – Irish Nationalist and famed author and playwright
• The Bianconi Inn – important staging post on the coaching route to the Iveragh Peninsula
The project was professionally assisted by Munster Technology University Tralee, who developed the customised software; Killorglin’s own Slogadh Signs who designed the plaques, ably assisted by Fexco’s IT arm who built out the web pages.
Killorglin Archives Society, under the same LEADER initiative, have also installed 4 large television screens, placed in strategic positions around the town, that show the Society’s material such as old photographs and videos portraying the history and people of the town.
The Digital Heritage Trail was launched on Friday last at The Bianconi Inn. Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD did the honours and said; “The Killorglin Digital Heritage trail is a superb marriage of innovation and creativity showcasing the many hidden gems and places of historical significance in Killorglin.
“I would like to take this moment to congratulate everyone involved in this unique initiative and I salute the great ambition and breadth of vision of those who have led and supported the project.”
The project was made possible with the support of the LEADER Rural Tourism Projects under the Rural Development LEADER Programme 2014-2022 run by the South Kerry Development Partnership and Kerry County Council.
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