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West Cork school children wild about heritage visits

Owl Pellets: Heritage in Schools

Pupils and staff at Scoil Náisiúnta Rae na Scríne in West Cork are getting closer to nature, taking learning out of the classroom and into the great outdoors thanks to a series of visits by Heritage Specialist Calvin Jones. The children learnt how their school garden and surrounds provide valuable….

National Heritage Week 2011

National Heritage Week 2011 is set to be the biggest yet with more than 1,300 events registered around the country. Coordinated by the Heritage Council of Ireland, Heritage Week this year runs from the 20-28 August, with events spanning everything from storytelling to local history, traditional skills and crafts to….

Irelands Seaweed… in poster form

Our island nation has around 7,000 km of wonderful coastline, boasting some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe. Around that coastline is a veritable cornucopia for shore dwelling wildlife, and supporting much of it you’ll find an amazing diversity of seaweed. As you might expect of an island people….