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HERITAGE RESOURCE GUIDE:Making Connections with the Past and Present

HERITAGE RESOURCE GUIDEMaking Connections with the Past and Present

IntroductionAbout the Heritage Resource GuideWho is it for?The Heritage Resource Guide gathers together awide range of online materials aimed at guidingindependent explorations of various aspects ofheritage – past and present - in Ireland and elsewhere, at local, regional, national, and international scales. Subjects covered in the guide includemonuments and buildings, archaeological sites, arthistory, historical records, folklore and oral histories,food, music, literature, and natural heritage, in theform of online materials, video channels, podcasts,and even mobile apps. Emerge yourself in the travels of Irish individuals who set off to Scandinaviain search of work in the post-medieval period, themany stone monuments of the Irish landscape, thenoble tree specimens standing in parks and woodlands throughout the country, or the traditional foodculture of Galway.The guide has been assembled for the benefit ofthose interested in learning more about the heritageof Ireland and its connection to the wider world,whether that be historical, environmental, or traditional elements of our past and present societies. Itis hoped this resource will be used by communitygroups and heritage enthusiasts, schools, students,and any other interested individual or group. It isimportant to note that this guide is not an exhaustivelist of available resources but is, instead, intendedto form a starting point and further guide researchundertaken.Most of the resources included are from or are affiliated with reputable sources, i.e. national or otherstate-sponsored bodies and university institutions,where the accuracy of the information is considered to be trustworthy. Entries contain a short description of the resource, and where appropriatean indication of possible uses, along with a weblink to the resource material.Acknowledgements:This resource was compiled by Emma Hannah(Queen’s University Belfast) under the guidance ofBeatrice Kelly, Head of Policy and Research, theHeritage Council.Pat Reid, Dearbhala Ledwidge, Marie Mannion,and Conor Nelligan are thanked for their valuableinput into this resource.vii

CONTENTSCategory 1Archaeology & History .2Category 2Architecture .10Category 3Coastal & Marine .12Category 4County websites .14Category 5Habitats & Species. .19Category 6Landscape .21Category 7Museums, Archives & Collections . 24Category 8Miscellaneous Heritage Resources .29.31Videos/Online Lectures/Podcasts .32Heritage Council Affiliated Sitesiii

CATEGORY 1:ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY

Heritage Resource Guide Archaeology & History13-D ICONS Ireland (Discovery Programme)The project creates 3D-models of significant buildingsand monuments and in Ireland, over 130 models havebeen created. This is also part of a larger Europeaninitiative, EU 3-D ICONS3-D ICONS Ireland (Discovery Programme)http://www.3dicons.ie/21641 Depositions (TCD)Exploration of Ireland’s historical heritage and its relations with England and Scotland in the 17th century. Thedepositions are those of Protestants and Catholics, fromvarious backgrounds, on the occurrences surroundingthe 1641 Irish rebellion – a reaction to British colonistplanters in Ireland, among other socio-political events1641 Depositions (TCD)http://1641.tcd.ie/index.php3Abarta HeritageHeritage service which aids those wanting to exploreand tell their heritage through stories, audio, and otherforms of mediaAbarta Heritagehttp://www.abartaheritage.ie/4Adopt a MonumentThis Hereitage Council scheme enables local groupsto conserve and work towards the interpretation of amonument that is central to their communityAdopt a pt-a-monument5Annals of Ireland (Archive.org)Annals of Ireland eland00ocle 0#page/n5/mode/2up6AskAboutIreland and the Cultural Heritage ProjectThis resource is the result of public libraries, local museums, and archives coming together “in the digitisationand online publication of the original, the unusual andthe unique material from their local studies' collectionsto create a national Internet resource for culture”. TheReading Room contains sections such as Arts & Literature, Environment & Geography, History & Heritage, aswell as Life & Society, and eBooks.AskAboutIreland and the Cultural HeritageProjectIreland’s heritage and worldly connections can be explored according to a diverse range of sub-sections:Architecture, Big Houses of Ireland, Built Heritage from1700 to present, Folklore of Ireland, Heritage Towns,History of Ireland, Monuments and Built Heritage, Pages in History, Poor Law Union, Traditional Crafts, andIrish Genealogy.http://3dicons.ceti.gr/ (3D-ICONS portal,content is searchable across Europe)Under ‘Links’, numerous European equivalent orrelated websites can be accessed.http://www.askaboutireland.ie/p. 2

p. 3Heritage Resource Guide Archaeology & History7Atlas of HillfortsAn online mapping resource containing details ofover 4000 hillforts across Britain and Ireland. Information collected by members of the public can alsobe uploaded and recorded onto the databaseAtlas of Hillfortshttps://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/8Bardic Poetry DatabaseA database of Bardic Poems from Ireland, Scotlandand elsewhereBardic Poetry Databasehttps://bardic.celt.dias.ie/9CELT Corpus of Electronic TextsCELT makes available over 1500 multilingual textsrelated to Irish literature and history. This resourcecontains complete translations of the Irish Annals,e.g. Annals of Ulster (AD 431-1541) which provideshistorical background to various Scandinavian incursions into Ireland from the late 8th Century. Also included in the online corpus are various texts relatedto European travellers’ journeys in Ireland in the medieval and early modern periods. e.g.CELT Corpus of Electronic c.ie/published.html A German visitor to Monaincha in 1591 The Journey of Viscount Ramon de Perellós to SaintPatrick’s Purgatory Briefe relation of Ireland, and the diversity of Irishin the same [and] Priests in Ireland and Gentlemengone abroad The tour of the French traveller M. de La Boullaye LeGouz in Ireland, A.D. 1644 Captain Cuellar’s Adventures in Connacht and Ulster Friedrich Ludwig von Wachholtz in Cork The Life of the Icelander Jón Ólafsson: Youghal10Discovery Programme Centre for Archaeology andInnovation IrelandThis group conducts extensive archaeological research projects in Ireland but their resources includea number of monograph publications as well as online portals that help promote Irish heritage to wideraudiences in the field of heritage and tourismDiscovery Programme Centre for Archaeologyand Innovation ing Ireland: Parliament, People, and Migration (dippam)A virtual archive of Irish historical documents and migrations from the 18th to late 20th centuries. The resource collections include:Documenting Ireland: Parliament, People, andMigration (dippam)http://www.dippam.ac.uk/ Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland Irish Emigration Database Voices of Migration and am.ac.uk/ied/http://www.dippam.ac.uk/vmr

Heritage Resource Guide Archaeology & Historyp. 411Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP)An archaeological project that was aimed at synthesising much newly-generated archaeological evidenceof the period from road scheme excavations. Their findings are contained in a series of reports freely availableon their website, some of which contain informationabout early medieval Irish connections with Europe andelsewhere: e.g. evidence for trade in ‘The Economy ofEarly Medieval Ireland’ reportEarly Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP)http://emap.ie/emap reports.html12European History Primary Sources (EHPS)A website which contains links to various research portals throughout Europe centred on primary sources ofEuropean history. This can be searched by country-specific portals or a broader European one.European History Primary Sources (EHPS)http://primary-sources.eui.eu/An example of a resource from the latter, is the Collection of the Irish College in Paris, containing documents ranging from 1316-1999. Irish seminaries (aswell as secular students) who were unable to train forthe priesthood or study due to the increasing tensionsbetween Catholics and Protestants, and persecutions inIreland, attended the Irish ction-irish-college-parisA country-specific search, e.g. Ireland, returns repositories such as the Online Historical Populations Report,a collection of reports on the population of Britain andIreland in the period between 1801 and 1937 and textual insights into the wider economic, health, and societal context during this online-historical-population-reports13Excavations DatabaseThis database contains summary accounts of archaeological excavations across Ireland, principally from1970 – 2013Excavations Databasehttps://www.excavations.ie/14Find a Mass RockOnline record of rocks used as mass altars in Penal timesand Cromwellian period (1690s to 1750s) throughoutIreland. The database is searchable by countyFind a Mass Rockhttps://www.findamassrock.com15Galloglass ProjectA database of galloglass and related individuals fromthe 13thCentury in Ireland and ScotlandGalloglass Projecthttp://galloglass.ucc.ie/index.php16Great Irish Famine OnlineThis interactive map display enables explorations ofthe impact of the Great Famine at parish-level: “Behindthe maps are the stories of individuals and communitiesand how they fared during this traumatic period.”Great Irish Famine tp://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/

p. 5Heritage Resource Guide Archaeology & History17Great Famine VoicesThis platform shares documents from the StrokestownFamine Archive with the intention that they be transcribed by an online community. Users are alsoasked to research the names contained within thesedocuments using other online primary sources. It isalso an archive where personal documents/recordsmay be uploadedGreat Famine Voiceshttp://www.greatfaminevoices.ie/18Hidden Gems: Forgotten PeopleDedicated to celebrating the lesser known places,people, and buildings of Ireland and searchable bycounty, individual name, or placeHidden Gems: Forgotten Peoplehttp://www.hidden-gems.eu/19Historic Environment Division (HED)A record of sites and monuments (SMR) database forhistoric sites in Northern IrelandHistoric Environment Division tes-and-monuments-record20Historic Graves‘Digitally records and publishes historic graveyardsurveys and stories.” The resources contains photographs of recorded graves, as well as details of thememorial and the individual. Full inscriptions are alsoprovided in the database, as are video and audiomaterials related to the graveyards and individualgraves21Ireland’s Síle na Giġ: Documenting the Sheela-nagigs of IrelandA continually-updated inventory of known sheelana-gigs, which currently stands at over 160. Entriesrecord the condition of these features, and providelocational details and photographs, where availableIreland’s Síle na Giġ:http://www.irelands-sheelanagigs.org/22Irish BeoThis resource documents various aspects of traditional Irish life through digital archiving of photographs,voice and video clip, including: ‘big houses’, ruralliving, churchyards, GAA, and island life. The digitalarchive is a school-run project funded by GalwayCounty CouncilIrish Beohttp://www.irishbeo.com/Irish Beo/Failte.htmlIrish Courts Service: HeritageFind out about the history and heritage of the IrishCourts at this website. Includes information relatingto Brehon law, court traditions, important individuals,and famous trials throughout Irish history. The site alsocontains information to the some of the most impressive historic court buildings in IrelandIrish Courts Service: f/PageCurrentWebLookUpTopNav/Heritage23Historic .com/photos/irishbeo/albums/ (photo archive)