Free nationwide Oral History Mentoring Programme for Community and Heritage Groups: April – June 2026. Plus free equipment for your group to keep. Application Deadline Tuesday 14 April
Learn interview skills and how to record, edit and present your community’s oral histories. We provide free recording equipment which your group can keep. We’ll have you out in the field harvesting the stories that are important to your community and presenting them at a public showcase. There are 3 days of in-person training: 28 April, 21 May (Ennis) and 18 June (Tralee).
To apply simply e mail [email protected] by 14 April, tell us about your group, why you want this training, and what oral history project you want to work on in your community.
Full details here: https://tinyurl.com/yv4wzfxj
Course content here: https://tinyurl.com/3hktkwb8
Short video about the Mentoring Programme here.
Please note this mentoring programme is for Groups only. It is not for individuals. Your group must be willing to send 2 members for in-person training. This mentoring programme is aimed at groups outside of Co. Clare. Training for local Clare people, who want to volunteer directly for Cuimhneamh an Chláir, is catered to separately.
Cuimhneamh an Chláir is supported by The Heritage Council and Clare Libraries and is the only collective, county-wide, community-based oral history gathering initiative in Ireland. Through this mentoring programme we aim to use our 17 years experience to encourage collective, community-based safeguarding of oral heritage across many more counties.