activitiesinternational-day-for-monuments-and-sites-(18-april)

International Day for Monuments and Sites 18 April 2011

Theme: 'The Cultural Heritage of Water'

To celebrate this event ICOMOS Ireland has organised the following two lectures:

  • 'Ireland's Costal Legacy - How to Ensure its Future'
  • Speaker: Beatrice Kelly, Head of Policy and Research, The Heritage Council
  • Venue: Helen Roe Theatre, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square
  • Time: 1-2 pm, 18 April
  • All welcome & admission free 

The presentation will explore key elements of Ireland’s coastal heritage and current pressures,  such as 'coastal squeeze' as accelerated rates of  erosion combined with increased rates of development along coastal and estuarine areas, and the potential impacts of climate change. It will demonstrate a new management tool, using GIS, which is being developed between the Heritage Council and six local authorities, bringing together data from cultural and natural sectors, on land and at sea, for the first time. 

This lunchtime lecture has been organised by ICOMOS Ireland in partnership with the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.

  • 'Commissioners of Irish Lights and Lighthouses of Ireland'
  • Speaker: Eoghan Lehane, Engineering Department, Commissioners of Irish Lights.
  • Venue: Board room, Commissioners of Irish Lights, Harbour Rd, Dun Laoghaire
  • Time: 7 pm, 18 April
  • RSVP essential at info@icomos.ie (admission free)

The presentation will provide information on the history and role of Irish Lights together with a pictorial tour of lighthouses around the Irish coast.

This evening lecture has been organised by ICOMOS Ireland in partnership with the Commissioners of Irish Lights.

 

18 April 2010

Theme: 'Heritage of Agriculture'

A contribution to the United Nations 2010 International Year of Biodiversity

To celebrate this event Cork County Council has in association with Ballincollig Heritage Association organised an event near Kilcre, County Cork, as a response to a request from ICOMOS Ireland to local authorities. The Mayor Derry Canty will introduce the event. Local expert Seamus Healey will give a talk on the use of a double limekiln at Kircre, which has been conserved in recent years. There will be discussion on the conservation of the limekiln as well as the agriculture of the area.

Kilcre, Co. Cork 

  • 'Monuments in their Agricultural Setting'
  • Speaker: Seamus Healey
  • Time: 3 pm, 18 April
  • All welcome & admission free - no reservations required
  • Directions: the limekiln is on a farm at Kilcre; the farm entrance is off the Aherla road. Meet in Aherla village, outside the only supermarket/post office, at 2.30pm, leaving at 2.45pm. Directions from Cork City to Aherla (18 km) take N22 (Cork-Macroom-Killarney-Tralee), as far as 'Curahaly' Cross Roads, turning left off the N22, to Aherla.
  • For further information contact Catryn Power, Archaeologist, Cork County Council.

 

18 April 2009

Theme: 'Heritage and Science'

Exploring the role that science has played in the creation of heritage and its contribution to the study of heritage.

The following events took place in association with ICOMOS Ireland:

Birr, Co. Offaly

  • 'A guided tour of Ireland's Historic Science Centre and the Great Telescope on the Birr Castle Demense'
  • Speaker: John Joyce
  • Time: 14.15 p.m., 18 April
  • Venue: Historic Science Centre, Birr Castle Demense, Birr, Co. Offaly
  • All welcome & admission free - no reservations required
  • Lunch for purchase at the Courtyard Café, for more information please visitwww.birrcastle.com 

Cork City

  • 'A guided tour of four buildings in Cork City: the UCC Observatory, the Photonics Building (former Maltings Complex), the Lifetime Lab (former Cork City Corporation Waterworks) and the UCC Environmental Institute'.
  • Speaker: Pat Ruane, Conservation Officer
  • Time: 11.30 a.m.,18 April
  • ICOMOS Ireland Annual Outing (members only)

The following events took place in association with the International Day for Monuments and Sites although on different dates:

Dublin City

  • Talk: 'Gallanstown Waterworks - its contribution to social, political and engineering theory.'
  • Speaker: Michael Corcoran
  • Time: 6.30 p.m., 23 April
  • Venue: Dublin City Library and Archive (Gilbert Library), 138-144 Pearse Street
  • All welcome & admission free - no reservations required

Rathnew, Co. Wicklow

  • Talk: 'The Remarkable Robert Halpin'
  • Speaker: Jim Rees, local historian and author.
  • Time:  8 p.m., 22 April
  • Venue: Tinakilly House, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
  • All welcome & admission free - no reservations required
  • For further information contact Deirdre Burns, Heritage Officer, Wicklow County Council, Phone:  0404-20100

Tinakilly House is the former home of Captain Robert Halpin, the renowned Wicklow mariner. As Captain of the famous 'Great Eastern', Haplin played a major part in revolutionising world communications by laying over 2000 miles of transatlantic telegraphic cables in 1865. So fond of his great ship was Halpin that he modelled much of the interior of his home in Wicklow, now Tinakilly House, on it - part of the cable and much family memorabilia remains on display.