Dinnseanchas is an evolving art project rooted in rural upland communities in the West of Ireland and inspired by the word ‘dinnseanchas’ meaning the stories a place is telling. Through art and participatory creative practice, Dinnseanchas creates space to envisage future possibilities for places by holding difficult conversations about climate change, biodiversity loss, and the social and economic pressures currently shaping rural life.
Dinnseanchas is a project by Hometree, the nature-restoration charity based in the West of Ireland, working to establish and restore resilient habitats, focusing on native temperate rainforests.
During 2026 with the support of an Arts Council touring grant, Dinnseanchas on Tour will be visiting four locations on the Western Seaboard: West Cork; Iveragh, Co Kerry; Ennis, Co Clare; Inisbofin, Co Galway.
The first leg of this is a four day residency as part of Skibbereen Arts Festival, supported by Creative Places West Cork Islands and Uillinn West Cork Art Centre. At the heart of the residency is An Scioból in the Courtyard Gallery @ Uillinn, where Dinnseanchas will present an interactive exhibition of images, film and artefacts collected over a year-long programme that took place in upland locations from Gartan in Donegal to Borlin and the Coomhla Valley in West Cork. Radiating from An Scioból are the spokes of Dinnseanchas Creative places West Cork Islands, events happening in An Scioból, around town, in the hinterland and on Bere Island.
Dinnseanchas is supported by The Arts Council, Hometree, Creative places West Cork Islands, Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre and of course Skibbereen Arts Festival :-)
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