Oral History
About the Nore Vision Oral History Project
Our Oral History initiative engages with people across the catchment to record their memories and personal commentaries of historical significance across a variety of themes including Mining, Education, Personal livelihoods, Farming, Recreation, Pollution/Degradation, Industry & Energy
Reasons to get involved
- Increase awareness and appreciation of the history of our catchment
- Increase awarenes of the reliance of industry on the river over the years
- Increase knowledge of the significance of the River Nore as an amenity in the catchment
- Bring people together to capture this valuable history that resides in their memories
- Initiate a colllective plan to make this oral history readily available to the wider community
Oral History Schedule:
Theme | Location | Date and Times |
Mining | Castlecomer | Complete |
Education | Clonakenny | Ongoing |
Personal livelihoods | Thomastown | Ongoing |
Farming | Durrow | Ongoing |
Recreation | Thomastown | Ongoing |
Pollution – Degradation | Kilkenny | Ongoing |
Industry and Energy | Bennetsbridge | Ongoing |
Beside The Nore
Oral History

Locations
- Castlecomer
- Ballingarry
- Kilkenny City
- Durrow
- Clonakenny
- Thomastown
- Kilkenny
- Bennetsbridge
Dates
Start Date: 20/08/2020
End Date: December
Contact
email: info@norevision.ie
phone: Josephine our co-ordinator at 0896124914
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