Dúchas

Dúchas – The Heritage Service ([ˈd̪ˠuːxəsˠ], meaning "heritage") was Ireland's body responsible for:

It was established under the Heritage Act 1995 as an executive agency and was the responsibility of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (1997–2002), It was abolished in 2003. Its status as an executive agency gave it no separate legal existence and it could be easily abolished without primary legislation, although the abolition was not without controversy.[1] Natural heritage came under the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,[2] and its National Parks and Wildlife Service. Some other functions, such as the protection of historic monuments, reverted to being part of the Office of Public Works.

See also

The website www.dúchas.ie is a project to digitize the National Folklore Collection of Ireland, University College Dublin.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Frank McDonald. "Break-up of Duchas 'may be unlawful'", The Irish Times. 2003. HighBeam Research (subscription required). 29 Dec. 2012 <http://www.highbeam.com>.
  2. ↑ The ministry was renamed in 2011, when built and natural heritage came into the remit of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht as part of a reorganisation of Irish ministries.
  3. ↑ Duchas.ie folklore site allows local Irish history to go global

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