Cork Traveller Women's Network

17/08/2026

Come along to our new Traveller Heritage Week exhibition to celebrate the traditional Traveller camps at Spring Lane and the Black Ash at Cork Public Museum on 19th Aug. Enjoy the art and meet some of the women who created the work. Free. All Welcome. @ Cork Folklore Project

17/08/2026

17/08/2026

Ireland's first Traveller Heritage Strategy aims to protect oral history, music, craft skills and a distinct way of life.

17/08/2026

We welcome the publication of the first ever National Traveller Heritage Strategy, a historic step towards validating and preserving Traveller Heritage.

The Strategy acknowledges the central place Traveller culture holds in Irish heritage and aims to ensure Traveller visibility and inclusion in Ireland's cultural memory.

We look forward to working with the Heritage Council on the implementation of the new Strategy and building on the important work Traveller organisations are already doing to develop pride, respect and ownership in Traveller identity, ethnicity and culture.

Read more here: https://www.paveepoint.ie/first-traveller-heritage-strategy/

Pictured (L-R) John Paul Collins, Maureen Ward and Oein DeBhairduin with copies of Ireland’s first Traveller Heritage Strategy

17/08/2026

Well done Leanne McDonagh Source: Irish Examiner

Artist Leanne McDonagh tells Marc O'Sullivan Vallig about the importance of education and the tradition of creativity in her community

13/08/2026

12/08/2026

Not long now until our new exhibition at Cork Public Museum for Heritage Week celebrating the traditional Traveller camps at Spring Lane and the Black Ash. Come along on 19th Aug 11am - 12 noon. Free and all welcome @ Cork Folklore Project Tom Doig

05/08/2026

We are excited to be celebrating Heritage Week with our friends at Cork Public Museum. Our new exhibition on the 19th August will celebrate the Traveller heritage of the Black Ash & Spring Lane Areas of Cork city. Memories of life on the road and barreltop wagons are celebrated through collaged photos created by Traveller women working with artist Tom Doig. The artwork is linked to a website with more information on this part of Cork history. Women who were involved in this oral history project share their memories and oral histories. Cork Folklore Project