Kilshanny NS
Planned out a 5km
Kilshanny Golden
Heritage Trail. Signs were made for the walk and the 5
points of local
interest.
Heritage Keepers
Past Projects
Northhampton NS
“Our Place” project
involving pupils
producing ceramic
piece inspired by
local Flora and Fauna.
Tubber NS
Oral Heritage Project
recorded in book they produced.
St Raphaels Centre
Upcycled an old boat and planted it with pollinator
friendly plants and edibles using plants
from out therapy garden
Youghal Blue and Green
Ran a series of ecology and environmental art workshops for the community
Laragh HeritageTrail
Created a heritage trail with online map featuring
drawings from local artist.
Ward Valley Heritage Group.
Created a series of heritage brochures
Glendree Group
Created a nature corridor through tree and hedge
planting, erecting bird and bat boxes and raised
awareness of local biodiversity.
Rathmullan TT
Produced a booklet “Look Again! Heritage at the
Doorstep”, a 40-page record of Rathmullan’s built
heritage with drawings from local school children on the
cover.
Ennistymon Tidy Towns
Took old photos of town from Clare Library archives and
merged them into new photos taken on the same
location. Photos were then exhibited in Ennistymon.
Friends of Granstown Lake Wood Nature Reserve
Organised a guided tour for the two local primary schools
to visit heritage sites in the parish of Aghaboe
Killeevan Heritage Group
Produced and launched a booklet on local heritage trails.
Tograichleire Cape Clear
Created two large ponds and put up two information
panels with drawings of pond wildlife from local artist.
Imagine Dundrum
Gathered material on the biodiversity on the local Slang
river and created a poster which was delivered to 6 local
primary schools
Kilkee heritage group
Created a biodiversity area in the village through planting
of native hedging and pollinator friendly plants.
Caim Community Development Group
Ecologist did survey of local woodland and held infomration day on same for public
Scoil Mhuire NS
School garden makeover including a new Wildlife Pond
Scoil Mhuire NS
Painted a mural on School wall to present some of the diverse aspects of their local heritage.
Woodford NS
Erected Biodiversity Signs around the school and took part in Forest School
St Brigids NS
Created a biodiversity garden for the school
Ballinagare NS
Created Mural on wall of school depicting their local heritage
Mullahoran NS
Created a “Memories of school days ” Heritage Booklet
Scoil na gCailini
Created a booklet on local heritage and history
Sisters of Mercy PS
Did project on their local fort and created a booklet “Let’s Be Green Fort Guardians”.
St Josephs NS
Created a mural on schools corridors of local pants and animals
Kilcolgan ETNS
Created a garden for pollinators
Liscarroll NS
Created a booklet on local history
Carrick on Shannon Tidy Towns
“Save our Ash tree” project through seed gathering and propagation
Enniskerry Tidy Towns Biodiversity Group
Held a PLACE day
Clara Heritage Society
Carried out feasabilty study of creating Heritage
Exhibition Centrespace.
East Galway Women’s Shed
Created wheelchair accessible Biodiversity Garden
Borrisokane Mens shed
Created information panel on local heritage
GREENORE Residents & Tidy Towns
Created local heritage panel
Milltown GAA Green Club
Planted for pollinators at GAA grounds
MBL Mens Shed
Archaeological survey and report of Rahinch Townland
Muintir a Chorrain
“Echoes of our community” book of local stories
Kilrossanty NS
Created a series of wall panels on their local heritage
Crinkill NS
Biodiversity garden with workshops and tree planting
All Saints’ N.S.
School biodiversity garden
St. Columba’s N.S
Biodiversity garden
Heronstown NS
Created a garden for pollinators
Ardfield NS
Erected Barn Owl boxes
Glentogher NS
Biodiversity garden focusing on birds
Doora NS
Booklet “Heritage and history in our local area”
Drumlease NS
Biodiversity garden
Mealagh Valley Community Centre Group
Held a Place day in local community centre
Kilnaboy Tidy Towns
Created a dancing platform and held a community event to launch it
Kilmessan Tidy Towns
Heritage Panel
Abbotstown Avenue Community
Project to enhance bird habitat
Rosscarbery Heritage
Held a Place day in local community centre
Uisce Domhain
Soil sampling and other biodiveristy measures
Quin Tidy Towns
Panel on local history
Lurga N.S
Biodiversity garden
Fanore N.S
Mosaic mural
Blackstairs History
Investigated and created report on the local enigmatic ‘9 stones’ monument
Blackstairs Nature
Held hedgerow community training event including hedge laying demonstration
Borris College
Improved schools grounds for biodiversity through tree planting, habitat creation and pollinator planting
Myshall Community Group
Improved litter managment in the area through awareness campaogn and facilities provision.
Tullow Men’s Shed
Created set of wooden products that can be offered to schools to help improve biodiversity of school grounds
Lorrha Development Association
Built 2 wooden benches and planters in heritage area of village
Labasheeda Projects Group
Completed local wildlife survey and and ran workshops in local school
and community on same. Produced Brochure.
Cabinteely Tidy Towns plus
Created a local heritage trail map
Cloontuskert Development As. & Tidy Towns
Designed and installed panels for local flora and fauna.
Saltmills and St Kearns community group
Hand built a small rustic shelter for
local viewing point with pollinator friendly planting
Oranmore Boys School
Wrote and illustrated a local history booklet
called ‘The Legends of Oranmore’.
Holy Trinity NS
Mapped the crowsfeet / benchmarks in Westport and produced booklet for locals and tourists.
Elphin Community College
Made wooden bird boxes and bat boxes and
installed them on schools grounds.
North Mon SS
Planted garden to commemorate local historicfigure
Rathgormack National School
Designed heritage trails and create trail brochure.
St Pauls Community College
Created booklet on local heritage
Johnstown Heritage Keepers
Recorded historic stone carvings and published booklet on same.
Askeaton Ballysteen Community Group
Designed and printed local natural heritage booklet.
Taughmaconnol Heritage Keepers
Created pull ups detailing local environment.
Cloughjordan Heritage Keepers
Installed 3 heritage informtion panels.
Doonbeg Heritage Group
Designed a heritage trail with comissioned drone pictures and published online.
Kilfenora Tidy Towns
Designed and install information signage at local heritage site.
Kilkeedy Community Group
Held commenoration day for local historic figure
Kilnamona Community Heritage Keepers
Published local cultural heritage material and local heritage map
Scoil Bhride Shantalla
Created a new school garden for pollinators
Gaelscoil Mhíchíl Cíosóg
Held traditional music gathering and celebration with a range of County Clare primary schools.
Youth Reach GRETB
Held workshops on Global Goals Challenge
Ballymore NS
Created wildlife friendly space in the school grounds
through planting and constructing a small pond. They
worked with local Mens Shed to build planters, a quiet
bench to observe the wildlife and created signs about the
local wildlife.
Corliss NS
Worked with local artists to create nature inspired
ceramic decorations as well as wooden bird feeders and
insect hotels for their Gairdín Ciúin
Crimlin N.S.
Had Ecology workshops in the school and planted trees on school grounds
Gaelscoil Charraig Uí Leighin
A local artist worked with the children to create a mural
for the school wall with images of local heritage.
Galway Educate Together National School
Creating an ARK (area for biodiversity) in an unused area
of our school grounds
Newmarket NS, Hugginstown, Co. Kilkenny
Created a mural for wall of the school to display the
heritage sites in their area
Scoil Chaitríona Baggot Street
Turned an unused spaces in their school grounds into a
more welcoming habitat for birds, bees and butterflies
through planting native hedging, pollinator friendly
plants and putting up bird box, bird feeders and solitary
bee house.
St Brigid’s N.S.
The children created a presentation on local heritage
featuring map and lino prints which they created with the
help of a local artist. The lino prints are exhibited in the
local village this summer.
St Molaga’s NS
Created wildlife pond in schools grounds which they
augmented with pollinator friendly planting, bench and
wooden wildlife sculptures made by local Mens Shed
Edenmore National School
Wrote and published a history book about their school
which was established in 1845.
Kilfenora NS
Produced a magazine entitled
‘Kilfenora Stories’.
The pupils
interviewed local
people and collated
the information as
well as some artwork
in this magazine
Ballinderreen NS
Built new raised beds for school yard
and planted them
with pollinator
friendly plants
Kinvara NS
Wrote and illustrated a booklet on
local kinvara heritage
entitled ‘Our Place’
where each pupil
took a page to
describe some
aspect of local
heritage
Kilnaboy NS
Produced booklet on
the many heritage
sites in Kilnaboy.
Featured Projects
Holy Trinity NS
Mapped the crowsfeet / benchmarks in Westport and produced booklet for locals and tourists.
Newmarket NS, Hugginstown, Co. Kilkenny
Created a mural for wall of the school to display the
heritage sites in their area
St Raphaels Centre
Upcycled an old boat and planted it with pollinator
friendly plants and edibles using plants
from out therapy garden
Laragh HeritageTrail
Created a heritage trail with online map featuring
drawings from local artist.