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Minor placenames in Ireland: a guide to promoting and facilitating ‘citizen humanities’ in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

Cherry, Jonathan orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0343-3691, Ó Raghallaigh, Brian orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3813-1949, Ó Maoileoin, Diarmaid and Murphy, Kate (2025) Minor placenames in Ireland: a guide to promoting and facilitating ‘citizen humanities’ in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Project Report. DCU.

Abstract
The project aims to encourage a ‘citizen humanities’ approach in facilitating volunteers or ‘citizens’ in sharing their expertise and recording their knowledge of minor placenames they are familiar with. The information will be stored on the Meitheal Logainm website, established in 2016 as a platform for recording minor placenames.
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Item Type:Monograph (Project Report)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Humanities > History
Humanities > Culture
Social Sciences > Geography
Social Sciences > Teaching
Social Sciences > Identity
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of History and Geography
Publisher:DCU
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:32035
Deposited On:12 Dec 2025 10:55 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 12 Dec 2025 10:55
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