1.0Creative Ireland Programmehttps://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Ak4LcjRMvK"><a href="https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/event/the-workhouse-cart-project/">The Workhouse Cart Project</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/event/the-workhouse-cart-project/embed/#?secret=Ak4LcjRMvK" width="600" height="338" title="“The Workhouse Cart Project” — Creative Ireland Programme" data-secret="Ak4LcjRMvK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/app/uploads/2026/08/jonny-gios-ayh8xpnmrn4-unsplash-683x1024.jpg600900This project will see the Abbeyleix Men’s Shed research, design, and reconstruct a four-wheeled horse-drawn hospital ambulance of the type used during the Great Famine to transport impoverished and vulnerable people to the Abbeyleix Workhouse. Combining traditional craftsmanship, historical research, and community heritage engagement, the initiative will provide a powerful and tangible connection to one […]