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Seaweed and shells have long played a role in food, fertiliser, craft and everyday life on Inis Me\u00e1in, and the project will ensure that this knowledge is captured alongside ecological information.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span lang=\"EN-IE\">Community engagement will be central to the project\u2019s approach. Local expertise and Irish\u2011language knowledge will inform the content, reflecting the collaborative model used in previous Inis Me\u00e1in initiatives. Public\u2011facing elements, such as talks, walks or small community events, will support awareness and appreciation of coastal biodiversity while reinforcing the relevance of local heritage knowledge for current and future generations.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For more information contact: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:biodiversity@galwaycoco.ie\"><span>biodiversity@galwaycoco.ie<\/span><\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":41746,"template":"","class_list":["post-41745","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Feamainn agus Sliog\u00e1in Inis Me\u00e1in - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This project will explore, document and share local knowledge of seaweeds and seashell on Inis Me\u00e1in, embedding ecological understanding within Irish\u2011language tradition, folklore and lived island experience.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Feamainn agus Sliog\u00e1in Inis Me\u00e1in - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This project will explore, document and share local knowledge of seaweeds and seashell on Inis Me\u00e1in, embedding ecological understanding within Irish\u2011language tradition, folklore and lived island experience.&nbsp; The project builds on established collaboration between the Inis Me\u00e1in community and Galway County Council, demonstrated through the successful delivery of the Pabhsaeir Inis Me\u00e1in \/ Wildflowers of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CreativeIrl\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@creativeirl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/\",\"name\":\"Feamainn agus Sliog\u00e1in Inis Me\u00e1in - Creative Ireland Programme\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-image-scaled.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-21T02:01:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-image-scaled.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-image-scaled.png\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1440},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/feamainn-agus-sliogain-inis-meain\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Feamainn agus Sliog\u00e1in Inis Me\u00e1in\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Creative Ireland Programme\",\"description\":\"The Creative Ireland Programme is guided by a vision that every person in Ireland will have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. 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