Cork Heritage

Co. 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

Getting Started

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.

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.