Ardattin Community Hall Restoration Plans and Community BBQ

What to Expect

Ardattin Community Group has secured Heritage Council funding to develop restoration plans for the village community hall, and they are putting the work in front of the village on the closing Sunday of Heritage Week. The package includes surveyed architectural drawings, a 3D visual walkthrough and imagery showing the proposed enhancements to the hall’s historic features.

Conservation architect Paul Osborne will be on site with display boards, the project plans and the 3D virtual model, so this is a chance to see the detail and put questions to the person who drew it rather than read a summary later. The group has deliberately timed it to coincide with the annual community barbecue, which means the hall is open, the food is on and the whole village turns up anyway. It is the kind of event that decides whether a restoration project gets local backing, and outsiders with an interest in conservation are welcome.

Good to Know

• Sunday 23 August 2026, 3:00pm to 6:00pm.
• Venue: Ardattin Community Hall, Ardattin, Co. Carlow, R93 DX54.
• Free admission.
• Runs alongside the Ardattin annual community barbecue.
• Organised by Ardattin Community Group. Phone 086 197 3756 or email aidanward87@googlemail.com. They also post on Facebook as Ardattin Community Group.
• Conservation architect Paul Osborne attends with drawings, display boards and a 3D model.
• Car parking on site. The hall is fully wheelchair accessible, autism-friendly and suitable for families.
• Part of National Heritage Week 2026; more at heritageweek.ie.

Getting There

Ardattin is a small village in east Carlow between Tullow and Bunclody, about 8km south of Tullow on the R725 and roughly 20km from Carlow Town. The community hall is in the village with parking on site. There is no scheduled Sunday bus service to Ardattin, so drive or arrange a lift; the easiest approach from Carlow Town is the N81 to Tullow and then the R725. Altamont Gardens is about 6km away if you want to combine the trip.