cultural heritage

  Poets, Pipers, and Poisoned kings Mystery, mayhem and music flourished in ancient Ireland. Why else would Ireland’s best-known bards be awarded a seat of honour at the royal table? What power did they command or secrets keep? This privilege was no small event.  Ireland’s poets and composers could guarantee […]

Mayhem and Music in Ancient Ireland: Who murdered Owen Roe ...

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Cultural Heritage has been central to the mission of Celtic Crossings for 20 years. In fact, our slogan ‘Ceol agus Cultúr’ means ‘Music and Culture’. So when a close friend asked recently, “Hmm, what is cultural heritage and what’s the big deal?”  I was caught completely off guard. How often do we use expressions […]

Cultural Heritage-More than monuments and museums

 in Come Visit Ireland  tagged cultural heritage / Cultural-cognitive touristic trips (CCTT) / designing your trip / generation to generation / Sceilg Mhichíl / Skellig Michael / travel ireland / UNESCO by