A local heritage stewardship module for Transition Year teachers and students.
Based on the Heritage Council’s Adopt a Monument: Guidance for Community Archaeology Projects.
Taking a very practical approach, the book details projects to help wildlife of all kinds under a range of headings, with tasks suitable for everyone from the total beginner to the more ambitious DIY enthusiast.
Produced by Local Authority Heritage Officers across Ireland, with help from the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Heritage Council.
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Gardening For Biodiversity Colouring Book
A workbook for primary school children
ECO-UNESCO were delighted to launch 'Nature in the Park', a free resource for primary schools alongside Dublin City Council on May 22nd
The purpose of this short document is to provide marketing advice to the organisers of heritage festivals or small heritage-related events. Checklists are included to provide focus and structure during the planning process as well as guidance on how best to reach target audiences.
This manual provides guidance on understanding and recording monuments, care and conservation, interpretation, communications, funding as well as health and safety. Aimed at the participants of our Adopt a Monument Programme but also communities the length and breadth of Ireland, and even internationally, who are interested in engaging in heritage projects.
Contact with the outdoors and natural heritage among children aged 5 to 12: Current trends, benefits, barriers and researdh requirements
Read moreRead lessThe research was conducted for the Heritage Council at University College Cork under Professor Ursula Kilkelly of the School of Law. The research team was: Dr Helen Lynch and Alice Moore, School of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science; Dr Angela O’Connell and Sarah C Field, School of Law.
Irish lace reflects the social and political changes that took place between 1700 and the present, and this is its story.
A guide for local communities with guidance and suggestions about the best way of keeping your graveyard in accordance with international best practice.
Read moreRead lessKeeping the graveyard in good condition is important to local people as it reflects pride in their parish and is an acknowledgement of the contribution our ancestors made to its development. This publication aims to provide local communities with guidance and suggestions.