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A KERRY event has won the Hidden Heritage award at the National Heritage Week Awards held earlier this week.
‘By hammer, lens and pencil’ hosted by Kerry Geo Adventures/Kerry County Museum last August, shared a story about forgotten Irish geologist Frederick James Foot (1830-1867).
He spent time between 1856-1859 surveying the Irish landscape in North Kerry. The exhibition mainly focused on his artistic drawings with some fine specimens of local minerals and fossils.
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This beautiful artwork had never been shown to the general public before and Foot is little known even among Irish geologists.
Through Foot’s artwork, we are able to reconstruct features of coastline, nature, and archaeology of past times. This event demonstrated that geology is not only about rocks but about the people who share stories of our landscapes.
The Hidden Heritage Award shines a light on Ireland’s hidden heritage. This award recognises event organisers who successfully explored lesser known aspects of Ireland’s heritage during National Heritage Week.
The awards were held at the Royal Irish Academy, attended by Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Seán Kyne TD and presented by RTÉ broadcaster, Mary Kennedy.
Hosted by the Heritage Council, the National Heritage Week Awards highlight Ireland’s ‘heritage heroes’ and showcase the most engaging and innovative National Heritage Week events. Close to 700 nominations were received across five categories in 2018.
