The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (DTCAGSM) in partnership with the National Monuments Service (NMS) is delighted to support the delivery of eight Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) projects during this year’s National Heritage Week 2024.
Taking place from 17th to 25th August 2024, National Heritage Week is an annual celebration of our natural, built and cultural heritage. Hundreds of events will take place across the country during National Heritage Week, including the engaging ICH events highlighted below.
DTCAGSM invited practitioners of ICH practices inscribed on Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage to submit project proposals which celebrate, highlight and showcase elements of Ireland’s ICH. Below are the eight successful projects joined funded by DTCAGSM and NMS.
- Cobh Carillon Playing – Live Carillon Recital by prize-winning guest carillonneur Katarzyna
Takao-Piastowska on Monday 19th August 1pm to 2pm at St Colman’s Cathedral Cobh.
Cobh Carillon Playing | National Heritage Week 17th – 25th August 2024 - Uilleann Piping – Three “Try the Pipes” events and an “Introduction to Uilleann Pipe
Reedmaking Workshop’. Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th August, Athlone, Sligo Town,
Enniscorthy and Dublin.
Introduction to Reedmaking – two day course
Try the Pipes (Sligo)
Try the Pipes (Wexford)
Try the Pipes (Westmeath) - Letterpress Printing – Experience the Museum come to life as a volunteer panel of retired
printers and compositors demonstrate the collection in action. National Print Museum on
Saturday 17th (1-3pm) and Thursday 22nd August (12-2pm). - Limerick Lace Making – Launch of a Limerick Lace Tuition Video at Pop Up Exhibition in
Limerick Museum 22nd and 23rd August.
Launch of the redesigned beginner lace kit – Limerick Lace
Launch of Redesigned Limerick Lace Kit | National Heritage Week 17th – 25th August 2024 - The Amateur Dramatic Tradition – Series of Events including radio broadcast, workshops
and live performances. Locations include Cork City, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, New Ross, Co.
Wexford and Trim, Co. Meath.
Free Drama Workshop | National Heritage Week 17th – 25th August 2024 - Irish Harping – ‘Harps for Heritage 2024’ at Muckross House and Traditional Farm, Sunday
18th August at 3pm to 5pm. This will include; a ‘Hands on Harp’ showcase; an ‘Open Forum’
moderated exchange; and a live performance.
Harpers for Heritage | National Heritage Week 17th – 25th August 2024 - Native Irish Cattle Breeding – Bunratty Folk Park and The INRBS host a celebration of
indigenous breeds. A selection of breeds will be on display as well as crafters working with
finished products derived from the breeds. Bunratty Folk Park, Co. Clare, Sunday 18th
August, 10 am to 5 pm. - Traveller Heritage – The Traveller Living History Exhibition Fair Green, Navan on 23rd August
Meath Travellers Workshop, Traveller Living History Exhibition | National Heritage Week
17th – 25th August 2024
Don’t miss out on these wonderful opportunities to learn about Ireland’s ICH directly from the practitioners dedicated to safeguarding these practices for future generations.
View Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
For more information on National Heritage Week please visit.
This initiative was joint funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and National Monuments Service.
The National Monuments Service are delighted to support this initiative that promotes and protects our cultural diversity and which highlights the strong relationship between tangible and intangible heritage
