Information on Ireland’s traditional music heritage is now available on the Heritage Council’s Heritage Maps website, following a collaboration with the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA).
A Heritage Council Project in partnership with Sanctuary in Nature and Heritage, the Community Wetlands Forum and the Irish Peatlands Conservancy Council.
We've pulled out some heritage themed events that are taking place for this years Crinniú na nÓg.
There are an estimated 175,000 buildings still standing in Ireland that were constructed before 1919. Thousands more were built between the two world wars. With proper care and maintenance almost all of these buildings will continue to endure.
In July 2019, the Heritage Council announced the Adopt a Monument / Creative Ireland grant scheme. The scheme was intended to enable Adopt a Monument programme participants to continue their work in conserving and protecting their adopted monuments or to start new initiatives to improve the condition, accessibility and interpretation of their chosen site.
There are an estimated 175,000 buildings still standing in Ireland that were constructed before 1919. Thousands more were built between the two world wars. With proper care and maintenance almost all of these buildings will continue to endure.
The Heritage Council has today launched a new round of the Historic Towns Initiative aimed at supporting heritage-led regeneration in our historic towns €1 million will be made available to a number of towns to assist in their regeneration.
A scheme to help communities become actively involved in the conservation and interpretation of their local archaeological and cultural heritage sites.
The Bulfin Heritage Cycle Rally 2018, was held on August 24th & 25th as a Heritage Week event. Taking its inspiration from William Bulfin, who cycled around Ireland in 1902, recording hidden heritage sites of interest on his journey, this year's Rally celebrated the Return of the Seven Septs of Laois.
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan and the Chair of the Heritage Council, Michael Parsons announce €1m in funding for seven Historic Towns