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This type of learning is accessible and customisable and has been a core part of our education offering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As part of this project, we will work with The Discovery Programme to develop a full-size archaeological dig site representing the Woodstown Warrior\u2019s grave to be in place permanently in the museum. This fixture would be a resource, not just for schools, but for tourists and help to build on the incredible work done by the Woodstown Steering Committee in building excitement and interest in this incredibly important site. Every Heritage Week, a living history programme known as <\/span><em><span>Aonach na nDeise<\/span><\/em><span> takes place on the site which includes an excavation of a replica grave and we would like to build upon this small element of the project with advice from those involved to create this installation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":40655,"template":"","class_list":["post-40654","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hands-On History - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The role of a museum in a community has changed quite a bit over the years.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/hands-on-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hands-On History - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The role of a museum in a community has changed quite a bit over the years. 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