Contact the Heritage Unit by email: cork.heritage@corkcoco.ie or phone: 021 4276891

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Some interesting and relevant links:

West Cork Graveyards and other Records | Invasive Species | Heritage Week 2012 |

Heritage Legislation | Heritage Unit 2011 Report

 

• *Added on 30/04/12* The colourful exhibition of the 'Mallow Streetscape Heritage Project' is in its final week in Mallow County Library. The exhibition is of the streetscape drawings of Spa Square/ Davis street, Mallow. It was carried out by the students of 6th class from Mallow No 1 school, St Patrick boys school and Convent Girls schools. Each student was assigned a building along the streetscape to draw and paint and then placed in right order to give a wonderful colourful image of Mallows streetscape. The project was the initiative of Architect Department and Heritage Unit of Cork County Councils to increase the students awareness and understanding of Mallows rich architectural heritage and the engaging in discussion in regards to the future development of the area. The students and teachers enjoyed the process and had plenty of excellent ideas to offer. The Council wish to thank the staff and students of the schools for their assistance and enthusiasm for the project.
  
   
  
     
  
   
• *Added on 16/04/12*  The National Museum of Ireland-Country Life in Castlebar, Co. Mayo is launching a collaborative heritage project with the Linenhall Arts Centre entitled May On Our Doorstep which is a celebration of traditional May Day Customs in Ireland. May Day serves to welcome and celebrate the coming of the summer evidenced by traditions including "May Bushes, May Flowers, May Boughs, May Poles and May Bonfires, all associated with luck and protection" (Clodagh Doyle, Curator Irish Folklife Division). If you have any photographs; memories you would like to share; or if you indeed still celebrate May Day, please click here for further information and make sure to visit the Our Irish Heritage Website.
  
  
    
   
• *Added on 22/03/12*  This year, 2012, Heritage Week will run from 18th to 26th August and full details of the events taking place throughout the County Area of Cork will be provided on this website shortly. Click here for further information including a blog on some of the events attended during Heritage Week in 2011.
   
• *Added on 22/03/12*  The Heritage Council in March of 2012 have launched the Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2016 which contains a number of objectives to support employment, education and tourism. Click here to view this publication or alternatively access same (including a version as gaeilge) on the Heritage Council website.
   
• *Added on 22/03/12*  Ireland's Bioblitz 2012 this year features Glengarriff National Nature Reserve as one of the competition locations. Quoting from the bioblitz website "The aim of this fun event is to find as many species as possible within a park over a 24 hour period" and "it is a unique event where scientists, students and the general public can come together and learn how scientists and recorders use their skills to study the wildlife of an area". For further details of this event which takes on May 18th and 19th, 2012, please go to the Events Section of this website by clicking here.
   
• Interested in attending Heritage Events with relevance to the County of Cork? The next scheduled events are listed below and for full details of all other events - see the News and Events Section :-
  
  
  

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  Date/Time:  May 18th at 17:00 until May 19th at 17:00
  Event:   Ireland's Bioblitz 2012
  Location: Glengarriff National Natural Reserve, Glengarriff, Co. Cork
  Event Organised By:   National Biodiversity Data Centre
  Additional Info: If you would like to join one of the participating teams please contact the National Biodiversity Data Centre by email: info@biodiversityireland.ie or phone 051 306240. Click here for the website and view the Event Guide by clicking here.
  
  

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  Date/Time:  May 18th at 19:00
  Event:   KINSALE'S ACCIDENTAL ROYAL VISIT - Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg's Landing at Kinsale in 1518 will discussed at Blue Haven Hotel on 18 May at 7pm. Speakers include Hiram Morgan(UCC), K.W. Nicholls (UCC) and Jeroen Nilis (Leuven).
  Location: Blue Haven Hotel, Kinsale, Co. Cork
  Event Organised By: Corpus of Electronic Texts of Ireland and UCC Hunanities Platform, funded by PRTLI 4
  Additional Info: For additional information see introductory article in History Ireland, May/June 2012 and consult original account here
  
  

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  Date/Time:  May 19th at 14:00 (duration: approx 2hrs)
  Event:   Walk the Gunpowder Trail - A 4km walk within the Regional Park, lead by Jenny Webb
  Location: Regional Park, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
  Additional Info: Meet at the Western End of the Regional Park, near the Innishcarra Bridge. Wear strong shoes waterproof gear is also advisable. Contact Margaret on 087-6546565 or Jenny on 086 0875755 for further infomration.
  
  

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  Date/Time:  May 20th at 18:30
  Event:   Evening Birdsong Event for National Dawn Chorus Day
  Location: Meet at Cuskinny Car Park, Cobh
  Event Organised By: Bird Watch Ireland (Cork Branch)
  Additional Info: For additional information contact jim@irishwildlife.et or phone 085 8132710.
  
  

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  Date/Time:  July 13th to 15th
  Event:   "Our Ocean Wealth" - The 9th Glandore Classic Boat Summer School
  Location: Glandore Harbour Yacht Club, Glandore, Co. Cork
  Event Organised By: Glandore Harbour Yacht Club
  Cost: €15
  Additional Info: For additional information contact John Dowling (phone 086-3976239 or email dowling.johnj@gmail.com ). For more details of the event please see the following document.
  
  

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• If you have details of an upcoming Heritage Event which you would like to see listed on this website and/or if you would like to be informed of all upcoming heritage events in the County Area of Cork please send an email to cork.heritage@corkcoco.ie

The Heritage of County Cork: An Overview

County Cork has a rich and diverse heritage that includes our countryside, rivers, lakes, woodlands, seas and offshore islands, our ancient sites, our villages and townscapes and the buildings that make up these. It is our history, language, folklore, customs and traditions. It is those special elements of our landscape that make us feel connected to our home place, townlands, parishes, villages, towns and county. It includes every hump and hollow, tree and stone to which a story is connected. Our heritage is constantly evolving and being created. Trees planted, houses built, stories told about matches lost and won today will become a part of the heritage of the next generation. Protection of our heritage not only has environmental benefits and benefits for the quality of life of the people of Cork, but it also brings economic benefits to the county by providing attractive towns, villages and countryside for visitors to enjoy.

This website provides information on aspects of our county heritage, sources of support and funding for heritage related projects, updates on progress with the implementation of the County Heritage Plan and much more.

For information on Heritage Week please click here. This includes a blog on some of the events attended by Heritage Unit Staff during 2011 as well as details on Heritage Week for 2012. The following image shows just one of the events attended in 2011 which took place at Ballincollig Castle, organised by the Muskerry Historical Society and Ballincollig Heritage Association!

Heritage Week at Ballincollig Castle: 28/08/11

Using This Website:

Want to explore different aspects of Cork Heritage? Click for information about Wildlife, Archaeology, Built Heritage, and Museums, Libraries and Archives.

Use the Quick Links to access other sources of national and county information, e.g. museums, libraries, archives.

The County Heritage Plan, the National Heritage Plan, heritage legislation and other documents which may interest to you are available under Documents. Also recently added are Guidelines for the Management and Development of Architectural Conservation Areas.

Maybe you're interested in getting a heritage project off the ground -- you'll need funding. Check out information about sources of funding here.

Feedback

Please report any suggestions, errors, problems and inaccuracies to cork.heritage@corkcoco.ie. Please contact individual agencies for particular questions relating to those agencies. This site is informational only.


 

The development of this website is an action of the County Cork Heritage Plan