Liz Jefferies: A Life in Songs and Stories
“Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests. I’ll dig with it.” — Séamus Heaney When we think of cultural heritage, we often think of historic buildings, fishing boats, churches or monuments. Yet the true heritage of a place also lives in...
The Little Strand in Kilmore Quay: More Than Just a Swimming Spot
The Little Strand in Kilmore Quay: More Than Just a Swimming Spot “Protecting a shoreline begins with understanding what is already protecting it.” The Strand in Kilmore Quay is a narrow strip of sand between the sea and the village, bordered by rock...
Community Grant from the National Heritage Council
What is that Orange Growth on Damp Walls in Kilmore Quay?
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) If you have ever noticed a common, rust-colored fuzz growing on damp walls or old headstones, you might be surprised to learn what it actually is. Believe it or...
