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An introduction to the National Folklore Collection and Meitheal Dúchas.ie

Bhreathnach, Úna ORCID: 0000-0002-6427-2633 (2019) An introduction to the National Folklore Collection and Meitheal Dúchas.ie. In: Higgins, Jim, (ed.) Irish Islands, Folk Studies and Folklore: Research Papers in Archaeology, Folklore and History. Papers from Galway City International Heritage Conference and Seminars 2018 & 2019. The Crows Rock Press, Galway, pp. 97-106. ISBN 978-1-871137-54-5

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Abstract

In this paper, a brief description is given of the National Folklore Collection and in particular of the current project to digitize its contents and make them available at Dúchas.ie. Meitheal Dúchas.ie is described as well as some of its benefits.

Item Type:Book Section
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Folklore; Digital Humanities; Crowdsourcing
Subjects:Humanities > History
Humanities > Irish language
Humanities > Culture
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > Fiontar agus Scoil na Gaeilge
Publisher:The Crows Rock Press
Copyright Information:© The Author 2019.
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, with support from the National Lottery, National Folklore Foundation, University College Dublin
ID Code:24920
Deposited On:31 Jul 2020 16:06 by ?na Bhreathnach . Last Modified 31 Jul 2020 16:06

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