Blessington History Society – Photographic Exhibition

Featuring many unseen photographs of Blessington and district
This Exhibition Includes many unseen photographs of Blessington and district over the last 150 years from farmers working in the fields and on fair-days, earliest views of the Town’s Main Street, The Blessington Steam Tram as it connected West Wicklow with the Capital, the forgotten Town land of Ballinahown that now silently  lies at the bottom of the Blessington Lakes & Reservoir and the once famous Poulaphouca Waterfall and Gorge an important tourist attraction in Victorian and Edwardian times. It also features the strong link between Internationally renowned Irish Stained Glass Artist Harry Clarke and Valleymount Church.

Eamon Sinnott & Partners were delighted to showcase their work in this exciting
New Heritage Week Exhibition for Blessington History Society. The exhibition attracted a huge amount of visitors from West Wicklow and beyond over the ten days, many of whom remembered locations and individuals featured in some of the photographs.

At Eamon Sinnott & Partners we work closely with heritage organisations, county councils, historians, academics, tidy town groups and community groups to bring their unique heritage projects to life. Our creative team balance creativity with a commitment to excellence delivering bespoke and engaging visitor experiences throughout all projects, constantly elevating industry standards.
Our passion for great story-telling, perfection and friendly, hands-on attitude sets us and our work apart.

From detailed research, initial planning, design, interpretation, artwork, illustration and print production…we take projects from a blank sheet of paper and a conversation to finished internal and external heritage installation. We pride ourselves on consistently delivering on-time and in-budget and providing great value for money.

The Exhibition received much media Coverage in the Local Press and Newspapers and on Social Media.

The Year’s Heritage Week Theme….Heritage at Risk encourages us to explore the built,
natural and cultural aspects of our heritage that are endangered, for us to reimagine and revive these sites, artefacts and practices.