In conversation with Sinead Hughes

<p>In this episode, we chat with Sinead Hughes. Sinead is a heritage consultant based in Dublin. Among various other projects, she is currently undertaking a thatch survey of Fingal County.  </p><p> </p><p>In today's chat,  we talk about Sinead's background, her ongoing thatch survey in Fingal, and the challenges facing owners of thatched buildings in Ireland today.  </p><p> </p><p>Hosted by Tríona Byrne.</p><p>Edited by Deirdre Keeley.</p><p>Artwork by Róisín Beirne.</p><p>Theme music by Cillian Byrne.</p><p> </p><p>Generously supported by the Heritage Council as part of their Heritage Capacity Fund 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The podcast was recorded on Zoom in August 2022.</p><p> </p><p>If you have a question or feedback on the series, we’d love to hear from you so please get in touch by emailing us at spabireland@gmail.com. For more information on SPAB Ireland visit www.spab.org.uk/about-us/spab-ireland.</p><p>You can follow our social media @SPABIreland on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/spabireland, Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/spabireland and Twitter - https://twitter.com/SPABIreland and you can also check our website https://www.spab.org.uk/members/regional-groups/spab-ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Subscribe, enjoy and please leave a review!  </p><p> </p><p>Fingal Thatch Survey https://www.fingal.ie/news/fingal-thatch-project-2022  </p><p>Valentine Photograph Collection, National Library of Ireland https://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000033871</p><p>Lawrence Photograph Collection, National Library of Ireland https://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000313414  </p><p>Historic Census Records http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/  </p><p>National Folklore Commission https://www.ucd.ie/irishfolklore/en/  </p><p> </p><p> </p>