Castleblayney’s Stories Come to Life with our Interpretative Signage
Developed for Monaghan County Council, these signs were designed to animate a town trail which takes in the historical points of interest within the picturesque town of Castleblayney and the Lough Muckno Estate in County Monaghan.
Developed for Monaghan County Council, these signs were designed to animate a town trail which takes in the historical points of interest within the picturesque town of Castleblayney and the Lough Muckno Estate in County Monaghan.
This project required the team at Abarta to research the history, write the content and design a number of large scale signs to be situated in the town centre, along the shore of Lake Muckno and at the gates of the historic Hope Castle.
The aim of the 3km trail is to highlight the rich heritage of the town along with the history associated with its ruins, castles and churches for both locals and visitors alike. Our research took us from the folklore associated with the seventh century Saint Maeloid who founded a flourishing monastery in the area, through raiding Viking raids, warring Gaelic chieftains and the arrival of the Blayney family to the area in the 1600s.
We were lucky to source a number of old photographs of Castleblayney from the Lawrence Photograph Collection to include in the layouts which provide wonderful evocations of the town at the turn of the nineteenth century.
This project required the team at Abarta to research the history, write the content and design a number of large scale signs to be situated in the town centre, along the shore of Lake Muckno and at the gates of the historic Hope Castle.
The aim of the 3km trail is to highlight the rich heritage of the town along with the history associated with its ruins, castles and churches for both locals and visitors alike. Our research took us from the folklore associated with the seventh century Saint Maeloid who founded a flourishing monastery in the area, through raiding Viking raids, warring Gaelic chieftains and the arrival of the Blayney family to the area in the 1600s.
We were lucky to source a number of old photographs of Castleblayney from the Lawrence Photograph Collection to include in the layouts which provide wonderful evocations of the town at the turn of the nineteenth century.
THE DESIGN PROCESS
Researched by heritage experts, written and designed by professionals, we get the content right, and make it look beautiful.
THE DESIGN PROCESS
Researched by heritage experts, written and designed by professionals, we get the content right, and make it look beautiful.
As the project manager, Roisin developed a work schedule and assigned tasks to individual team members for the duration of the project. We thoroughly researched Castleblayney’s history and found many fascinating stories and characters associated with the town down through the centuries.
As the project manager, Roisin developed a work schedule and assigned tasks to individual team members for the duration of the project. We thoroughly researched Castleblayney’s history and found many fascinating stories and characters associated with the town down through the centuries.
With so many fascinating episodes relating to the development of Castleblayney, and because the signage needed to accommodate text in both English and ‘as Gaeilge’, our copy writer needed to carefully distil the historical information, ensuring that important aspects of the town’s history were included.
With so many fascinating episodes relating to the development of Castleblayney, and because the signage needed to accommodate text in both English and ‘as Gaeilge’, our copy writer needed to carefully distil the historical information, ensuring that important aspects of the town’s history were included.
The client wanted the signage to reflect the Ireland’s Ancient East (IAE) branding. So, consulting the IAE brand guidelines, our graphic designer applied the IAE colour palette, textures and fonts to the layouts. Each sign includes a map, showing visitors where they are on the heritage trail, the maps were created using the latest GIS software and overlaid by our designer.
