Do you know that permission is required to erect memorials and plaques in Kilkenny? Click here<\/a>\u00a0 to read the Kilkenny County Council Memorials Policy and click here<\/a> to download the application form.<\/p>\n The Heritage Office produced a 2016 calendar <\/a>highlighting some of the plaques and signs. We are also currently working with our GIS colleagues to map all 300 of the monuments and plaques on an easy to access map of the county \u2013 coming soon!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moments with Monuments: Hear the Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n But what are the stories behind these commemorative pieces, who are the characters mentioned and what was the background to the events that led to their being remembered forever in stone or metal on a street corner, building or road?\u00a0 \u2018Moments with Monuments\u2019 is a series of 50 x 5 minute radio programmes which highlight the stories behind some of the monuments and plaques which were surveyed in 2015. It\u00a0was produced by KCLR, with funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s Sound & Vision scheme and the Heritage Office, Kilkenny. The programmes\u00a0were produced by Monica Hayes and broadcast every Wednesday in 2017 from the 1st February on KCLR’s ‘The Way It Is’ between 6 and 7pm.\u00a0 They\u00a0are available to listen to here<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Sun](\"http:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sun-Alliancesaved-300x197.jpg\")
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\nThe main types of plaques and memorials recorded were dedication plaques; historic events; significant street plaques; personal memorials; special or scared places, and Ordnance Survey bench marks. It wasn\u2019t possible to survey every road and lane in the county and it is hoped to continue the survey in future years to include any plaques and signs that we missed. Can you help us to record plaques and monuments in your area<\/a>?<\/p>\n![\"Bourough](\"http:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bourough-Boundary-90692_05_01saved-300x225.jpg\")
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