For this week's #MondayMappery we look at John Robertson’s ‘Plan of the City of Dublin’ published in Edinburgh in 1782. Featuring placenames such as Bloody Bridge and Dirty Lane, it shows Collins Barracks being right on the edge of Dublin, with countryside beyond. Check out…

Discover the untold stories and lived experiences of Ireland's Traveller community on the new Mincéirí Archive website minceiriarchives.ie which launched today. Uncover a history that has been overlooked and hear directly from Mincéirí themselves in their own words.…

Our training and networking day for National Heritage Week Event Organisers in Dublin tomorrow is fully booked out but we will be live streaming the event at ow.ly/Myte50RoewJ #HeritageWeek2024

Attention Irish #genealogy fans: explore 40,000+ burial records from Co #Galway online for free (including transcriptions of gravemarker inscriptions))! Search by graveyard, surname, first name or death date. More info here: rb.gy/2lmvtt

#IrishGenealogy #IrishAncestry

Our CEO, Virginia Teehan Chair, CNCI, was privileged to facilitate a discussion with Dr Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute and the Directors of the National Cultural Institutions.

A lot of shared interests between Ireland and US.

Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage…

The Heritage Council seeks tenders for a Climate Impact Assessment Sustainability Strategy for the Heritage Council.

See ow.ly/OWCI50Rnkn1 for details #Tender Opportunity #Tender

The TidyTowns Heritage Award, sponsored by The Heritage Council seeks to recognise those who work at community level to nurture, promote and inspire new connections with natural, cultural or built heritage. Closing date for applications is May 8th.

See ow.ly/QyOm50Rm17M

This week's #MondayMappery features Giles Robert de Vaugondy ‘Royaume D'Irlande divise en ses quatre Provinces, et subdivisé en Comtés, Par le St. Robert’ published in 1780 in Paris.

Courtesy of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
View in hi-res here: ow.ly/60UO50Rllmr

Minister Darragh O'Brien was in Kerry this morning to announce Ireland's first Marine National Park. Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara will be dedicated to the protection and restoration of its internationally significant biodiversity and archaeological heritage. National Parks and Wildlife Service Office of Public Works

I'm so proud today to officially announce, with Minister Darragh O'Brien, Ireland's eighth and largest national park: Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí. With the Conor Pass as its gateway, our first marine national park will see this iconic place protected for future generations.

What a fantastic way to mark #EarthDay with the government’s announcement of a new marine national park in Kerry 'Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Ciarraí'. Covering over 70,000 acres, this development is a crucial step in safeguarding Ireland's precious natural and built heritage across…

Today we welcome Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí – Ireland’s first Marine National Park and our eighth National Park.

The Pairc includes the Conor Pass, as well as new sites at Inch Peninsula, Mount Brandon and the Owenmore River in Co. Kerry.

Last call for applications for the Ireland Heritage Skills Programme. The closing date for applications is next Monday 22nd April.

See ow.ly/balu50Rk0FO for details

The closing date for applications for the post of Biodiversity Officer at The Heritage Council is next Monday 22nd April at 5:00pm. See ow.ly/m3Y950Rk1BS for details #JobFairy #BiodiversityJobs #WorkinHeritage

Braving last week's wet weather, built and natural heritage experts gathered in Athenry for our Stakeholder Forum 'Managing Vegetation on Historic Masonry'.

The forum is a joint initiative of our Irish Walled Towns Network and our GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings scheme.

Our Training Days for National Heritage Week Event Organisers are coming up over the next few weeks. Dublin is sold out but we have some tickets remaining in Sligo and Limerick.

Book your place today at ow.ly/hcWa50Rj4V9
#HeritageWeek2024

Congratulations to the #AdoptaMonument member groups who will benefit from @DeptHousingIrl Community Monuments Fund in 2024: Moygara Castle, Co Sligo, Dunmanoge church, Co Kildare and Court Abbey, Co Sligo.

This week's #MondayMappery features a two-part map of Ireland by Zatta and Zuliani, published in 1778 in Venice as being ‘Di Nuova Projezione’ (of new projection). The information featured within the map comes from older previously featured maps, but the country is presented as…

🏰140 projects nationwide are set to benefit from our 2024 Community Monuments Fund!

This €7.4m investment will help conserve, maintain, protect and promote local monuments, generating thousands of hours of work for specialist craftspeople with traditional building skills. 👇