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Project 20: Memory Map of Lough Erne

The digital memory map will be an archive, reference tool and a valuable resource for locals and visitors to engage with Fermanagh’s history and heritage.
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Project 20: Memory Map of Lough Erne

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This project aims to record the history around Lough Erne, using a digital platform to tell its story, which will link histories, stories, maps, photos to various locations around Lough Erne.  It will depict the built, social and cultural heritage around Lough Erne.

Volunteers will be recruited and trained in oral history recordings, archiving and digitisation, to assist with the capturing of memories, stories and artefacts.  Throughout the project, photos, stories, reminiscence will be recorded and added to already existing information (audio recordings, video/tv footage, photos etc.), bringing it under one umbrella.

There will be a series of awareness raising and digital roadshows organised throughout the County giving locals an opportunity to share their history and heritage, which will be retained for future generations. 

We will shortly being inviting suitability qualified individuals/organisations to tender for the delivery and development of the memory map project. 

If you are interested in sharing information for this project, volunteering or would simply like further information contact Hazel Long call: 07548 155351 email: hazel.long@rspb.org.uk

Project Updates

Legacy of Landscape: The people & heritage of Lough Erne – February 2022 Newsletter Issue No.3

Download PDF – Legacy of Landscape – Newsletter February 2022 V1

Legacy of Landscape Launch – May 2021

Watch the Legacy of Landscape Launch recording below! 

The Lough Erne Landscape Partnership (LELP) invites you to join us at the virtual launch of our exciting new two-year engagement programme – Legacy of Landscape: The People and Heritage of Lough Erne on Wednesday 19th May at 7:30 pm, with guest speaker Ciaran McMenamin – Fermanagh native, author and actor.  This event will explore our new project, which is focussed on discovering, celebrating and preserving the culture and traditions of the Lough Erne region, both past and present.

Supported through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Community Foundation Northern Ireland, this project will be delivered in collaboration with the Centre for Community Archaeology (CCA) and the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis(CDDA) at Queen’s University Belfast. The initiative focusses on the built and cultural heritage of Lough Erne, and volunteers can enrol to get access to a suite of FREE ‘at home’ learning opportunities where they can develop and learn new skills and share valuable stories, capturing and promoting the unique and special heritage of the Erne’s landscape and communities.

There are 5 key heritage studies within the programme that are focused around the themes of:

  • Memories:  Life on the Erne
  • Studying Vernacular Buildings
  • Enniskillen: The Development of the Island Town
  • Mapping the Built Heritage of the Islands
  • Power & Pageantry: Exploring Fermanagh in the Times of the Maguires

In order to address the current restrictions due to the pandemic, the collective QUB team have developed the LELP Online Heritage Campus.  Spearheaded by Dr Siobhán McDermott,  this exciting new online learning experience offers you a FREE course of five four-week long ‘toolkits’ or virtual learning experiences that enable you as volunteers to receive tuition from the safety of your own home!

Throughout this two-year project, in addition to our learning sessions, there will be opportunities to participate in the field with archaeological excavations, site visits, buildings recording field schools, as well as a lecture series, online talks, and your chance to contribute towards the development of a dynamic and interactive ‘Memory Map’, showcasing the rich and unique cultural heritage of the Erne.

So, what do we expect from you? 

All we expect is an enthusiastic attitude and an interest in conserving and promoting the heritage of the region. Our online tutors will be available to help, advise, and support you from 10am-4pm Monday to Friday. You do not need to have any previous experience in any of our topics. We will see you through!

Please join us to hear more about our project on Wednesday 19th  May. Our guest speaker, Ciaran McMenamin, will treat us to a reading from his latest book The Sunken Road, in addition to excerpts from his 2017 novel Skintown, sharing with us how the landscapes of Lough Erne have influenced his writing.  Amongst musical interludes from Fermanagh singer songwriter Sean Magee, we are also delighted to be joined by Professor Eileen Murphy, Professor of Archaeology at the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast, who will provide more information about the innovative work we will be undertaking around Fermanagh.