Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Celtic Nation Kernow hope that this will encourage both Irish people to add more to their ICH Inventory. Also people and groups those from the UK Celtic nations to become involved with the UK Inventory.
There seems to be occasional issues with the Irish website so we share some of their site here on downloadable pdf's with links to parts of it which will hopefully work. Links are in bold blue.
Home Page: HERE
About: HERE
In December 2015 Ireland ratified the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Intangible cultural heritage ‘refers to the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity’.
- The whole page can be downloaded on a pdf: HERE
National Inventory of ICH: HERE
- The whole page can be downloaded on a pdf: HERE (Gaeilga)
- The whole page can be downloaded on a pdf: HERE (English)
Latest News: HERE
- The whole page (to September 2025) can be downloaded on a pdf: HERE
Apply for Inscription: HERE
Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage is an ongoing and growing project. Department of Culture, Communications and Sport is pleased to accept Expressions of Interest from living cultural heritage elements on an ongoing basis for consideration.
- This PDF is for informational purposes the form on the Irish ICT website is a Word document Download from this website is available: HERE