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Monday 15 January 2018

NATIONAL INVENTORY OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE – SUBMISSIONS INVITED



The national call for submissions to the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage was launched prior to Christmas and has stimulated much interest here in the County of Cork. Once compiled, the list will acknowledge and promote Ireland’s living culture through official State recognition. In tandem with this, it will fulfil Ireland’s obligations under the 2003UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which Ireland signed up to in December 2015 to raise awareness of, and respect for, our unique living culture. Intangible cultural heritage represents living forms of heritage that cannot be touched – unlike, for example, our built heritage. It refers to the practices, representations and expressions that are central to the lives and identities of our communities, groups and individuals.
Applications for Ireland’s National Inventory are being accepted in the following categories:
1.      Oral traditions and expressions, including language
2.      Performing arts
3.      Social practices, rituals and festive events
4.      Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
5.      Traditional craftsmanship
Individuals or organisations seeking to be considered for inclusion on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage are invited to complete an Expression of Interest form - available by clicking here - and further information can also be obtained be emailing nationalich@chg.gov.ie. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 31 January 2018.

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