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Come hear stories of Clare Towns Tue night 5 Nov in the Temple Gate Hotel 7pm. We'll be reflecting on the work of gathering oral history. And on how our new cuairteoiri found it. All welcome: to listen or join in the chat. Especially if you think you'd like to get involved.

Congratulations to Helen Walsh and the wonderful Clare Libraries team as they usher in a new era in the magnificent new De Valera Library.

So pleased to have added 4 new collections to our overall collection at @dri_ireland . Read about them here: dri.ie/news/new-colle… Supported by The Heritage Council

As the last light dies on 2024, we wish you acceptance of the year that’s gone and joyous anticipation for the year to come. Keep seeking out your elders. Listen to them. Keep a notebook, make a photo album, record them in some way. And celebrate their wisdom with us in 2025. 😊

Travellers recording Travellers: very excited to be getting this oral history drive off the ground shortly in Co. Clare. Looking forward to the good guidance of Oein DeBhairduin ✨ and Clare Traveller CDP

Great workshop today by Oein DeBhairduin ✨ Full of ideas now for Traveller led Oral History collection in the county. 😊

Free nationwide Oral History Mentoring Programme for Community and Heritage Groups: Apr-Jun 2025. Plus free audio equipment for your group. Application deadline 31 March: tinyurl.com/2k34uumb. Course content: tinyurl.com/4dw9zeke Supported by The Heritage Council

Bridget Mongan delivers her first interview for the Clare Traveller Oral History collection in the Cuimhneamh an Chláir archive. She talked to Maggie Maughan about Traveller life then and now. A joy to listen back to. ❤️

Join us on our Biodiversity Week event at Shannon Wetlands, a stellar example of habitat restoration and community engagement, led by one of our own cuairteoirí: buytickets.at/cuimhneamhanch…

Huge thanks to Emma McAleer of Rural Community Network & Aoife Cleland of Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council for inviting us to share our oral history experience with community groups across Northern Ireland. Thanks to The Heritage Council for supporting the work.

Talking Landscapes is taking to the Town! Our next free oral history walk takes place in Ennis on Saturday 14 June at 1pm; an exploration of O' Connell Street, led by Jane O'Brien and newsagent Mary Kelly. The walk is free but must be pre-booked: buytickets.at/cuimhneamhanch…

A reminder of our upcoming Talking Landscapes: Ennis edition!

Delighted to present work from participants in our Oral History Mentoring Programme at the Oral History Network Ireland Annual Meeting this Friday 13 June at the Absolute Hotel in Limerick. Here’s a taster from Kim Taylor of Mohill Historical Society.😊

Great last day on our Oral History Mentoring Programme for Community and Heritage Groups. The groups then presented their work - a selection of oral history interviews from communities all over Ireland - at the Oral History Network Ireland Annual Meeting in Limerick.