The Binneas Collection Digitisation Project

The online event will explain how 'The Binneas Collection' of music & song of Iveragh originated. The creator, curator and custodian of the Collection, Peter Mullarkey, will explain the inspiration in creating the collection. He will discuss the process of collecting, cataloguing, archiving, public engagement and the performance and dissemination of the material in the collection. The creation of the website and the recent and ongoing digitisation of the material in the collection will be also be explored.
Peter will also talk about the importance of collecting the material local to your area, and how it is a vital resource of the language, customs and minutiae that forms their specific community.