Who? ICOMOS Ireland Intangible Cultural Heritage National Scientific Committee to commemorate the UNESCO day of Culture and Sport.
What? ‘An illustrated History of Hurling’. Talk on April 12th with Paul Rowse on the History of Hurling. Hurling, along with the Uilleann pipes, is one of the aspects of our intangible heritage tentatively inscribed under the UNESCO Convention for Intangible Heritage which Ireland signed last December.
Paul Rouse is a lecturer at the School of History in University College Dublin. His book Sport and Ireland: A History has just been published by Oxford University Press. He has written extensively on the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association and is currently writing a book on the creation of the modern game of hurling.
Where? Helen Roe theatre, 63 Merrion Square, at 1900hrs on April 12th. ICOMOS Ireland members and non-members are welcome to this outreach event. Donations will be invited on the night.
Official contact: Bairbre Ní Fhloinn (bairbre.nifhloinn[at]ucd.ie), Lecturer in Irish Folklore/Béaloideas Éireann, School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore, University College Dublin, is convenor of the Irish NSC on Intangible Heritage.
