SOCIETY FOR OLD LUCAN SOL JUNE UPDATE SOL

SOCIETY FOR OLD LUCAN (SOL) JUNE UPDATE

SOL COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON: Building SOL online presence- SOL website, Twitter, Fb. Lobbying for Lucan’s heritage Connecting with experts Lucan heritage leaflet Graveyard project Planning SOL Heritage Week events Identifying sources of funding to sustain SOL

BUILDING SOL ONLINE PRESENCE GDPR-compliance work SOL website: Helen Farrell & Billy Sines https: //societyforoldlucan. wordpress. com/ Twitter: Stephen Callaghan @Soc 4 Old. Lucan https: //twitter. com/soc 4 oldlucan? lang=en Facebook: Helen Farrell & SOL committee https: //www. facebook. com/groups/593646747653233/ HOW YOU CAN HELP: Follow us, share us, retweet us, engage with us, promote us. Sign up for updates: https: //bit. ly/2 v. Snj. VJ or just tell us after this talk, or email us at Old. Lucan@gmail. com Send us photos, or tell us of dereliction and neglect to Old. Lucan@gmail. com Support forthcoming online campaigns Send us ideas, suggestions, opportunities… Instagram: Elaine Hurley

LOBBYING FOR LUCAN'S HERITAGE • Many protected structures and National Monuments are at risk of deliberate dereliction and neglect – Aderrig (NMS), Glenwood House (Fingal), KJB & St. Finian’s (SDCC) • https: //www. sdcc. ie/en/services/planning/heritage -and-conservation/protected-structures/ • Once they are gone they are lost forever • “Then and now” comparisons • Showing how other local authorities protect and promote heritage • Many structures already lost to time, in our power to help preserve what’s left HOW YOU CAN HELP Demonstrate a love of our heritage to politicians, businesses, SDCC, groups, friends and neighbours Local elections coming up in 2019; make it an issue on the doorstep Support our calls for clean-ups, restoration, enforcement of National Monuments Act Litter-pick, report issues to http: //fixmystreet. ie/ , photograph and record our monuments and heritage Help us with “Then and now”: photos needed! Email our local politicians

CONNECTING WITH EXPERTS WHAT WE HAVE DONE HOW YOU CAN HELP Checked “oldest bridge” status of KJB with Rob Goodbody, author of 2 nd edition of “Stone Bridges of Ireland” Make us aware of historical anomalies, questions or unsolved mysteries – discuss these online with others. Ask us! Tell us of people willing to link in with us Tell us of possible speakers at future SOL events Tell us if you have knowledge or expertise that you can share, or have a collection or historical material Old. Lucan@gmail. com Checking date of Church of the Blessed Virgin in the village with Professor O’Keefe, Dept of Archaeology, UCD, and also with the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Investigating “lost” history: o Willsbrook House photo, Eileen Dennehy & Irish Architectural Archive. o Locating Tobermaclugg Holy Well and registering it online o Located Finnstown Castle, Dave Power, photographed interior Linking in with others for investigations and future historical talks

GRAVEYARD PROJECT WHAT WE’VE DONE Decided on clear process for the project Stephen Callaghan photographer & SOL committee Surveyed & photographed BVM graveyard and interior of church within demesne, thanks to the Italian Ambassador Planning rest of project, recording, publication online and ultimately, as a book Transcription and data-entry will begin after summer HOW YOU CAN HELP Tell us if you want to take part in the transcription project starting in the autumn to oldlucan@gmail. com Report issues with our historical graveyard to us and to SDCC and National Monuments Service (NMS)

LUCAN HERITAGE LEAFLET DUE FOR LAUNCH IN JULY HOW YOU CAN HELP Currently at the designers. Draft here. Take some leaflets for drop-off in suitable locations: Written (and photos) by SOL committee Proof-read Limited print-run due to funding but hope to build on this – just a start Want to get it placed in key locations in Lucan and surrounds Want it to raise awareness of the richness of our heritage and history Increase heritage-tourism to Lucan üParish centres üGolf clubs üB&B’s, hotels, clubs, pubs üLucan cafes and shops Tell us of funding opportunities for extra copies Tell us if you’ve display units Tell us of typos, inaccuracies, suggestions Create “pins” on our heritage trail online: ask me to email you the link. Leave details with us. Test it out and tell us if it works?

SOL HERITAGE WEEK EVENTS: 18 -26 AUG BOOKING OPENS JULY: Information in Lucan Newsletter, on Facebook, website and on the Heritage Week website. 1. Managing your family archive, Róisín Berry, MU Archivist - 21 August, 3 pm - 4: 30 pm, Lucan Library, booking required https: //www. heritageweek. ie/whats-on/event/managingyour-family-archive-1 2. Patrick Sarsfield and Henry Luttrall: weaponry talk & demo, Darren Tully & Nathan Gray (Gray School of Arms)- 25 August, 12 pm - 1: 30 pm booking required https: //www. heritageweek. ie/whats-on/event/patrick-sarsfield-henry-luttrell 3. Medieval church and graveyard tours- 25 August, 2 pm - 4 pm booking required https: //www. heritageweek. ie/whats-on/event/medieval-church-and-graveyard-tours Search for other Lucan events too: https: //www. heritageweek. ie/whatson/events? where=&when=&type=&order=post. Date+asc&q=lucan

SOURCE OF FUNDING WHAT IS THE SITUATION? HOW YOU CAN HELP Membership of the Federation of Local Historical Societies & insurance for public events Free membership for the year but donations welcome: Go Fund Me opening later in the year Designing and printing leaflet (Community Grant Scheme, SDCC) Support from Lucan business? Banking charges, printing charges, software, events Planning for the future Identify sources of funding and let us know Tell us of opportunities Old. Lucan@gmail. com

LATER IN THE YEAR? SOL meetings for the Autumn Graveyard project for summer We want speakers! We want ideas for events We welcome volunteers Old. Lucan@gmail. com