A new digital heritage trail is being opened in Killorglin to enable tourists and locals to explore and discover over 20 specific points of historical interest in the town.
They can do so by accessing information on each building’s history and the people who lived there through 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.
The project was spearheaded by Sean Ó Súilleabháin, one of the drivers of the Kerry Way walk and Josie O’Donnell of the Killorglin History and Folklore Society, along with the Killorglin Chamber Alliance, and the Killorglin Archive Society.
The places of interest featured include:
- The birthplace of Tom Barry, Irish Republican and IRA Chief of Staff in the 1930s
- The birthplace of Máirín Cregan an Irish nationalist and famed author and playwright
- The Bianconi Inn which is 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; Slogadh Signs who designed the plaques and Fexco’s IT arm who built the web pages.
Killorglin Archives Society, under the same LEADER initiative, have also installed four large television screens, placed in strategic positions around the town, that show material such as old photographs and videos portraying the history and people of the town.
The Digital Heritage Trail will be launched on Friday at The Bianconi Inn and the Minister for Education and Kerry TD, Norma Foley, has launched the initiative.
“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,” she said.
“I salute the great ambition and breadth of vision of those who have led and supported the
project. All this would not have been possible without 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,” Minister Foley stated.
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