Eilish Kavanagh - Heritage Experts | Heritage in Schools

Eilish Kavanagh

Eilish Kavanagh
Subject(s):
History, Arts (including Visual Art and Drama, Film and Theatre Studies)
Counties catered for:
Clare, Galway
Classes catered for:
All year groups (post-primary)

In order to understand a sense of place and identity, both locally and nationally, Eilish will work with students to understand and research memorials or various sites of memory to recognise their significances within the local cultural heritage. In addition, discussions will include historical inertias that fail to encompass marginal groups or gender based heritage. Dissemination of this work could be achieved by creating a StoryMap with the students, and/or developing a series of podcasts to present their research.

Sttudents will identify memorials, plaques, buildings, songs, poems, and other ways in which we remember places, people or events in history. In addition, exploring forgotten or hidden heritages also engage discussions on what identities are considered more important and how over time these memories fade or are removed. For example, very few women are included in memorials. How to re-remember those women in our communities.

Based on previous research, students can begin to develop a StoryMap based on significant sites of cultural significance or memory in their locality. This can include an area that a person was born or died. This map could include audio links that narrate a story, song, poem or other primary research relevant to the site. Students would train to use recorders to capture these audio pieces. There is significant scope to make an alternative map that only include previously unheard of people, places or events.

Students will learn how to make a podcast on a heritage related topic from conception to publishing. This includes vocal presentation, technical equipment (microphones, recorders, mixing desk, editing suite), content creation (scripting and interviewing), and research (researching current events, heritage, music etc). Students will run the entire project with production guidance from Eilish.

Additional Information

  • Post-Primary school visits
  • Caters for special needs
  • Provides practical/hands-on activities
  • Provides field trips

Contact Details

Mobile:
087 277 8146
Email:
eilish.kav@gmail.com