National Built Heritage Service Vernacular Conference and Launch of Vernacular Handbook

Join us for a National Built Heritage Service Conference to celebrate the launch of 'The Vernacular Handbook: Repair, Maintenance and Conservation'.

The day will bring together practitioners, professionals, building owners and others. A programme of talks will include an introduction to vernacular buildings, traditional building methods and materials, maintenance and energy efficiency.

The Handbook provides detailed and authoritative technical information for the conservation of vernacular buildings. Its publication completes action 9 of 'A Living Tradition: A Strategy to Enhance the Understanding, Minding and Handing on of Our Built Vernacular Heritage' buildingsofireland.ie/app/uploads/2021/12/A-Living-Tradition.pdf

Further details of the conference programme will be announced in the coming weeks.

Registration is free and all are welcome. A free copy of the handbook will be given to attendees. 

Prebooking of conference place is required. If you cannot attend, please let us know ASAP so we can make your place available to someone else.

Tea, coffee and a light lunch will be provided. 

Please note that the event will be filmed and photographs will be taken.

The event will also be livestreamed online for those who cannot attend in person. Please email vernacular@housing.gov.ie to register for the livestream link.

If you wish to be added to our vernacular mailing list and hear about the subsidised traditional skills training events we fund around the country, please email vernacular@housing.gov.ie

Images by Shem Caulfield, Tony Donoghue, Sarah Jane Halpin, Joe Hogan, Marika Leen and Barry O'Reilly. © remains with photographers.