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TWELVE projects across county Clare will share €76,000 under a special grant scheme run by The Heritage Council. The fund will help boost a post-Covid recovery, grow tourism, and enhance community spirit by supporting local heritage projects. Under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme, €76,030 has been allocated to community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Scariff Community Council received €12,000 to carry out a conservation/condition report on the Workhouse Water Tower in the town. Cuimhneamh an Chláir received €8,000 for ‘The Clare Oral History Podcast’ – a podcast series based on the oral history archive of Cuimhneamh an Chláir. Other recipients include: Labasheeda Projects Group; Scattery Island Heritage; New Quay Community Development Group; Dúchas na Sionna; The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group; Lough Grainey Nature Sanctuary; Shannon Tidy Towns; Irish Seed Savers Association; Quin Tidy Towns and Ennistymon Tidy Towns. Chairman of The Heritage Council, Michael Parsons, said: “These schemes continue to provide a central focus for the work of The Heritage …
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