Marine

Our maritime heritage has cultural, physical and ecological dimensions. It embraces the legacies of past generations their traditions and natural features of both coastal and offshore environments.

Heritage Council Initiatives

The Heritage Council is involved in many initiatives to protect, preserve and enhance our heritage. In this section you will find information about our initiatives related to Marine.

MARINE INITIATIVE

Heritage and Traditional Boats

In 2007, the Heritage Council set up a working group on Maritime and Inland Waterways Collections which advises on how best to proceed with the recommendations of an Audit of Maritime Collections, published in 2006.

Marine and Coastal Heritage Directory

This web-based directory on marine and coastal heritage provides an information source for those initiating or taking part in projects in the coastal zone.

Previous Initiatives

BiblioMara

In November 2002, the Heritage Council commissioned the Coastal and Marine Resources Centre (CMRC) in Cork to compile BiblioMara, an annotated, indexed bibliography on the cultural and built heritage of the Irish coastal zone.

Click to read more about Bibilomara.