Heritage Minister Jimmy Deenihan will visit the Knockfierna Heritage Park this Saturday, February 1 to launch a brochure guide and reopen the pre-famine walkways.
The commonage landscape of over 150 acres remains intact since it was abandoned during the great famine of 1847, leaving only the ruins of cabins, the unfinished landscape and the pre-famine potatoe ridges.
The pre-famine roads through the hill have been made accessible once again; work over of the years has seen around three miles of pathways being restored. There are also picturesque views of the surrounding six counties to be enjoyed when visiting the area.
The Knockfierna Heritage Society still celebrates the festival of Lughnasa at the hillside, which has been celebrated on the site since ancient times. The festival is held the last Sunday of July each year.
Saturdays ceremonies will get under way at 2:30pm.
