Minister Madigan Announces State Recognition of Key Elements of Ireland’s Living Cultural Heritage
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan TD launched the permanent National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, celebrating living cultural heritage practices in Ireland. This measure represents official State recognition of cultural practices all around Ireland and will serve to protect and promote these practices for generations to come.
30 elements of living Irish culture were given official recognition at the event which took place at Waterways Ireland. Some of the traditions included are water based such as Boyne Currach Making, traditional sea currach making, Floating Heritage, encompassing aspects of navigation on Ireland’s inland waterways, Snap Net Fishing and a heritage barge played a central role in the occasion.
Picture Colm Mahady / Fennells – Copyright© Fennell Photography 2019.
