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INLAND WATERWAYS FEATURED INITIATIVE
Waterway Corridor Studies
Ireland’s inland waterways do not exist in isolation. Recognising their importance to so many aspects of Irish life, the Heritage Council has undertaken Waterway Corridor Studies on the Shannon, as well as on parts of the Grand and Royal Canals.
Click to enter the special Waterway Corridor Studies section
EDUCATION INITIATIVE
The Marian Rollins Heritage & Education Award (I.N.T.O. & The Heritage Council of Ireland)
The Marian Rollins Heritage and Education Award is an annual award presented to individuals who make an outstanding contribution to heritage education in Irish primary schools and communities.
Click for more information about the Marian Rollins Heritage & Education Award
RECREATION INITIATIVE
The Pilgrim Paths
The Pilgrim Paths project was set up by the Heritage Council in 1997. In association with local communities, its objective is the development of a network of walking routes along medieval pilgrimage paths.
RECREATION INITIATIVE
The Beara Breifne Way Project
The Beara Breifne Way Project is an ambitious undertaking which will see the development of a walking and cycling route along the spine of the country, from Beara in Co. Cork to Breifne in Co. Leitrim. It follows the line of the historic march of O’Sullivan Beara in 1602.
COUNTY HERITAGE SERVICES GRANT AIDED PROJECT
Grant Aided Projects in County Offaly
Click on the link above to view examples of recent grant aided projects in County Louth
WILDLIFE GRANT AIDED PROJECT
Bird Atlas 2007-2011 — Mapping Ireland’s Birds
This project will map all of Ireland’s and Britain’s birds during both the winter and the breeding season. The results will inform future policies and priorities for bird conservation.
ARCHITECTURE GRANT
Special Conservation Grants
Over the last few years, the Heritage Council has administered large-scale funding grants to properties not in State ownership.
IRISH WALLED TOWNS GRANT
Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) Capital Projects Scheme
The IWTN Grants Fund aims to support the implementation of the suite of Conservation and Management Plans (CMPs) through capital works to conserve and promote historic town Walls and their settings.
