Week 1 - Introduction to Culture & Heritage.pptx

Introduction to heritage & culture.

1. National Tour Guiding Special PURPOSE QQI AWARD LEVEL 6 - Liberties college Tutor: Alan Swaine

2. Introduction to Irish heritage & culture Irish Natural Heritage & Culture – 6N20231

3. Information Bank Brief The task is to prepare a comprehensive audit of Ireland, identifying and describing 20 significant points of interest to the visitor from the listed topics (each piece should be approximately 150 – 200 words). A bibliography must be included in the assignment indicating a range of sources used. This assignment is designed to examine your knowledge across a broad range of subjects. You will hand in a written assignment and then give a presentation on two of the topics you have written about (about 5 mins talk on each). The presentation can be on any 2 of the 20 topics you like. The list contains 18 topics, plus room for two extra topics of your own choice, not on the list.

4. 1. Essential local information 2. Arts, Crafts and Associated Industries   3. Geography and key physical features  4. Agriculture and forestry  5. Fishing and maritime heritage  6. Archaeology  7. Vernacular architecture 8. Historical sites  9. Geology/soils   10. Flora & Fauna 11. The local economy/socio demographics of a region   12. Leisure pursuits and amenities   13. Folklore / mythology / storytelling   14. Famous people associated with the area   15. Performing arts   16. Literature (songs/poets/writers/language)   17. Derivation of Irish place name   18. Ecology   19. Topic of choice 1 20. Topic of Choice 2

5. TOPICS COVERED Over the course of the academic year the topics of Heritage Classes will be: Irish Natural Heritage A History of Ireland: Mesolithic to Modern Day Irish Folklore & Mythology Irish Language Ireland and the Arts (Music / Film / Art / Literature)

6. What is heritage? "Heritage is what we have inherited from the past, to value and enjoy in the present, and to preserve and pass on to future generations." (The Heritage Council) Tangible Intangible Natural

7. TANGIBLE "Our historical sites, buildings, monuments, objects in museums, artefacts and archives."

8. Intangible "Our customs, sports, music, dance, folklore, crafts, skills, and traditions."

9. Natural   "Our waterways, landscapes, woodlands, bogs, uplands, native wildlife, insects, plants, trees, birds and animals."

10. unesco   UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was born on 16 November 1945. UNESCO has 195 Members and 8 Associate Members and is governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board.  The Organization has more than 50 field offices around the world and its headquarters are located in Paris. UNESCO’s mission is to contribute to the building of a culture of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. UNESCO

11. unesco   UNESCO UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites in Ireland Scellig Mhichíl - Cultural - (1996) Brú na Boinne – Cultural - (1993) Giants Causeway – Natural - (1986)

12. unesco   World Heritage Ireland UNESCO Tentative List (2023) The Royal Sites of Ireland: Cashel, Dún Ailinne, Hill of Uisneach, Rathcroghan Complex, and Tara Complex Transatlantic Cable Ensemble The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo

13. IRELAND'S Inventory OF Intangible HERITAGE   Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage To date Ireland has successfully inscribed four elements of Irish Intangible Cultural Heritage in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity -  Uilleann Piping  was inscribed in 2017. Hurling  was inscribed in 2018   Irish Harping  was inscribed in 2019,  Falconry was inscribed in2021 UNESCO