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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 Ballingarry	Complete
Education	Clonakenny	Ongoing
Personal livelihoods	Thomastown	Ongoing
Farming	Durrow	Ongoing
Recreation	Thomastown	Ongoing
Pollution – Degradation	Kilkenny	Ongoing
Industry and Energy	Bennetsbridge	Ongoing