Name:National Folklore Collection

About:A society of researchers and publishers whose aim is to collect and preserve Irish folklore.

Entity Type:Business type (generates economic benefits for partners)

Address:John Henry Newman Building (Ground Floor, Block F), University College Dublin, Belfield

Municipality:Dublin 4

Province/Département:Leinster

Region:Dublin

Country:Irelande

Telephone:00353 (0)1 716 8216

Email:bealoideas@ucd.ie

Web:https://www.ucd.ie/irishfolklore/ga/

Location:53.30561798306562, -6.222026753411603

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/NationalFolkloreCollectionUCD/?fref=ts

Twitter:https://twitter.com/bealoideasucd

History:https://www.ucd.ie/irishfolklore/en/about/historyofnfc/

Fixed Activities:Research, collection and presentation of Irish heritage, publishing.

Eventual activities:Organisation of symposia and conferences.

Organization of festivals:No

Others:The National Folklore Collection is listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, and not only works on storytelling, but has been the driving force behind the work of collecting and preserving Ireland's oral heritage. They are currently leading a project to digitise this collection: https://www.duchas.ie/en/info