Birdwatch Ireland trains teams of swift conservation volunteers – many of whom belong to Tidy Town groups and other community initiatives – to protect swift nesting sites as part of the Swift Conservation programme. There are between 500-600 volunteers in up to 50 community groups throughout Ireland.
Doon Fort is undoubtedly one of the most spectacularly picturesque heritage sites in Ireland. It is situated on a small island in the middle of Loughadoon, just outside the charming village of Ardara in County Donegal.
The ANSEO project aim is to digitally archive all the national school statutory records in North Mayo - West Sligo.
The Michael Davitt Museum is one of ten recipients awarded at an awards ceremony in Kilkenny Castle, in recognition of the important ongoing work that is being done in the sector to protect their collections, enhance their services and provide excellent levels of customer service to their visitors.
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.
We are delighted to share our theme for Heritage Week 2020: ‘Heritage and Education: Learning from our Heritage’. Engaging with our shared heritage – in Ireland and across Europe – presents a rich source for learning, and an opportunity to rediscover and reconnect with the knowledge, traditions and skills of our ancestors.
Conservation of 9 model boats, a wooden travelling case and watercolour drawings.
The Digitisation of the Catholic Institute for the Deaf (CID) Minute Books , related Documents and 272 Glass Plate Negatives.
The Heritage Council marked its 25th birthday with the planting of a special Irish Golden Yew tree at its grounds in Kilkenny by Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan, TD.
€538,968 was awarded to Sixty-eight projects under the Heritage Council’s Community Heritage Scheme 2020, supporting 1624 ‘working days’ in the sector.