News and Events: A Snapshot

• 2012 is upon us and the Heritage Unit would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!! 2011 was a very busy year with a number of heritage plan projects successfully undertaken. For the year ahead there are a number of new proposals on the table for inclusion in the 2012 Work Programme and once these projects have been confirmed, details of same will be posted here on this website. In the meantime, and for your information, please see the Heritage Unit's End of Year Report for 2011 which provides an overall summary, as well as details on all of the heritage plan projects undertaken this past year. 
   
• As part of the Realignment Works proposed for the Regional Road (R581) between New Twopohthouse and Doneraile, extensive archaeological finds have been unearthed at Caherduggan. For more information on this archaeological survey please click here 
   
• Cork County Council has recently brought out Guidelines for the Management and Development of Architectural Conservation Areas. These can be accessed by clicking here
   
• Interested in attending Heritage Events with relevance to the County of Cork? The next scheduled events are listed below and full details of all other events will be provided shortly on this website :-
  
  
  

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  Date/Time:  January 29th at 14:00
  Event:   Winter Wading Birds - A beginner's introduction to the marvel of Wintering Birds
  Location: Timoleague
  Event Organised By:   Irish Wildlife Trust and West Cork Birdwatch
  Additional Info: Booking is essential so please email corkbranch@iwt.ie or phone Gill on 087 2282040
  
  

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  Date/Time:  February 19th 2012
  Event:   Treasure Hunt - A Children's Fun Event
  Location: Farran Woods
  Event Organised By:   Irish Wildlife Trust Cork Branch
  Additional Info: Booking is essential so please email corkbranch@iwt.ie or phone Gill on 087 2282040
  
  

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  Date/Time:  February 26th 2012 at 11:00
  Event:   Tree Identification in Winter
  Location: Ballincollig Regional Park
  Event Organised By:   Irish Wildlife Trust Cork Branch
  Additional Info: Booking is essential so please email corkbranch@iwt.ie or phone Gill on 087 2282040
  
  

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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.

Full details in relation to Heritage Week 2011 will also be provided shortly on this website including a few comments on some of the events attended by the Heritage Unit of Cork County Council with lots of photos included. For starters, here is one of the Heritage Week Event 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