This summer, the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) & 12th Field will present Bog Bothy, a new timber shelter, co-created with communities in Offaly, Louth & Meath. 

This is the conclusion of 3 years of architecture-focused community climate action, prompting a tour & summer of celebration of Ireland’s peatlands through architecture, design & community storytelling, exploring how we can sustainably engage with these landscapes into the future. 

The tour continues in Girley Bog, Meath, on the occasion of Heritage Week from August 14th - 16th, with a Bothy, exhibition, resident artist & public programme hosting national conversations on our evolving relationship with Ireland’s peatlands.

Tour and Programme: Peatlands panel talks, walks, workshops & performances across climate action, architecture & future heritage. 

Bothy: A purpose-built shelter & gathering space for deep engagement with the bog that builds on the design language of Ireland’s peatlands. 

Exhibition: A curated exploration of labour, trace & climate in the bog lands - exploring the bog as both a historical archive & a future landscape. 

Artist in Residence: Creative embedded in the landscape to create new work that responds to the peatlands & its people, & the Bog Bothy project through deep engagement. 

Tour Dates: Girley Bog, Meath: 1st to 31st August. Programme Dates: 14th - 16th August

FOR MORE INFORMATION: visit Irish Architecture Foundation – Home 

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM JUNE 1st - Eventbrite IAF

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.