Foilseacháin & Tuairiscí

Annual report of the Heritage Council, including financial statements for 2004.

The Church of St Lachtain in Freshford, County Kilkenny is a place of great antiquity. This Conservation Plan clearly and unequivocally states the significance of this monument and gives the church a prominence in the ecclesiastical history of Ireland which had hitherto been largely unrecognised.

Appendices-Waterway Corridor of the Shannon from Lanesborough to Shannonbridge Zipped file 5.9MB
Maps-Waterway Corridor of the Shannon from Lanesborough to Shannonbridge Zipped file 7.38MB

Appendices for Waterway Corridor Study Shannon: Rooskey to Lanesborough and the Royal Canal Zipped Folder 3.4MB
Maps for Waterway Corridor Study Shannon: Rooskey to Lanesborough and the Royal Canal Zipped Folder

In 2003 the Heritage Council became concerned about Irish boats, both inland and sea-going, as a neglected aspect of our heritage. To inform itself, the Council commissioned Reggie Goodbody to carry out a scoping study of the heritage boat sector. Arising from this study the Council

decided to host a seminar on Ireland’s boats in 2004, to which people involved in any aspect of inland and maritime boats were invited to attend.

In this issue:

MANAGING OUR OCEANS
How do we prevent over-exploitation?
THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
thinking globally, acting locally
ARCHAEOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY IRELAND
Challenges and opportunities
COUNTRYSIDE ACCESS • OUR HISTORIC HOMES • PILGRIM PATHS • HERITAGE EVENTS

The long, narrow point of Hook (an old English word meaning a promontory almost surrounded by the sea), located in south-west county Wexford, forms the eastern shore of Waterford Harbour. Because of its peninsular nature, the sea dominated everyday life. Fishing, both sea and shore-based, was an essential activity for food and profit, as was harvesting of seaweed and shellfish from the shoreline.

This guide provides information on the nine species of bats found in Ireland, where they can be found and measures that can be taken during construction works to protect them.

Ireland has a rich legacy of stained glass. Fine examples of the art can be found in public and private buildings across the country, but mainly in our churches.The work of some of the finest European, English and Irish artists graces great cathedrals, historic buildings and humble churches. This booklet is intended as a guide for the custodians of these treasures, to
assist them in their care and conservation.

Fifteen volunteers surveyed eight survey routes, five of which were repeated. Volunteers contributed 85 hours on the survey. The mean number of encounter rates (per km) for each species/species group were: common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) = 1.94, soprano pipistrelle (P. pygmaeus) = 0.75, Leisler’s bat (Nyctalus leisleri) = 0.46 and Myotis sp = 0.06.