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Weaving stories in Carbury from the village, castle and bog

3 February 2026

By Helen Shaw – curator Tóchar Stories There are stories woven into our family names and into the place names […]

28 January 2026

The Bog Bothy is a shelter designed as part of a Climate Action project by the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF)

27 January 2026

by Helen Shaw – Tóchar Stories A song comes as easy as a story when you sit down with the

20 January 2026

Sean Mooney was just 8 years old when a big black car, he says, it looked like a hearse, pulled

15 January 2026

On Saturday, January 24th Tóchar Stories is co-hosting a community storytelling event and heritage walk with the people of Carbury,

13 January 2026

Tóchar in cooperation with the Irish Architecture Foundation and 12th Field are now inviting Expressions of Interest from communities who

7 January 2026

Photo : Eileen Fahey, Kilteevan Tidy Towns, with the Kilteevan NS senior class and the postcards of their bog butterfly

23 December 2025

by Helen Shaw — curator of Tóchar Stories When we meet communities in the Midlands of Ireland and say Tóchar,

9 December 2025

Following on from the restoration work undertaken through the Tullamore Lions Club on Clonbeale More Bog in 2024, Tóchar Midlands

18 November 2025

By Helen Shaw, Tóchar Stories curator “Is this place always free?” one of the children whispered when we were inside