Irish Community Archive Network - County Cork

 This year, Cork County Council’s Heritage Unit will be partnering with the National Museum of Ireland to bring the Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) to Cork County. We would like to invite you to attend an information session to find out more about this exciting initiative and whether this is something you would be interested in getting involved in.  Our aim is to work with a small number of groups over 2022 with the option of bringing more groups on board subsequently.

The Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) was established by the National Museum of Ireland in 2008 and currently has 28 members across counties Clare, Galway, Mayo and Wicklow. Its aim is to encourage and support community groups to collect, preserve and make accessible their local history and heritage online. Groups accepted into the programme can avail of a subsidised Community Archive website and relevant training and upskilling programmes. Each member group is guided step-by-step as they develop their community archive website to professional standards, while being supported by a network of volunteers and heritage professionals on an ongoing basis. This is a collaborative programme where we all work together for the benefit of our local history and heritage.

An information session for heritage groups from County Cork that have an interest in joining will take place via Zoom from 11am to 12pm on Wednesday 23 February. If you would like to attend, please RSVP (corkheritage@corkcoco.ie) by 17:00 on Wednesday 16th February with your name and the name of the group you are representing.