Update - due to COVID -19 our project has been delayed. If you would like to find out more please get in touch
Capturing the story of Bagenalstown is an inter-generational, community driven project that will use the personal stories from members of the local community to show what life was like living in Bagenalstown over the last 70 years. The stories obtained will come from both the young and older generations including its multi-cultural citizens that have made Bagenalstown their home. The project weill also take a look at the streets and landmarks of the town, the local businesses that are and have been and the memories that people have. The stories will centre on three main topics:
Growing up in the town
Education
The streets, buildings and landmarks of the area
All stories and memories will be recorded professionally and using these recordings, a variety of digital content will be created that will showcase the history, heritage and culture of the town.
The project will also look at increasing interest to the area by creating an audio walking tour of the buildings and historical landmarks.The content will include:
Podcast series Of the stories ‘Capturing the story of Bagenalstown’
Video production comparing the streets of the town over the last 70 years • Video production for online and DVD of all stories recorded
Walking tour Podcast series of local landmarks of Bagenalstown
Online (ebook) and paperback publication of all the stories gathered
Createschool have been working with communities, schools and organisations in delivering multi-media workshops and developing creative environments for nearly 20 years. In that time, we have worked in primary and secondary schools in every county in Ireland, and have also worked internationally delivering creative workshops with young people in Spain and Croatia .We have worked outside the educational environment with County Councils in Wicklow and Louth to produce an animated series called “The Legends of.. “ We have worked on various digital creative projects in arts centres around Ireland and in the National concert Hall in Dublin.
This project is supported by Carlow County Council Arts Office and funded through the Creative Ireland Programme.
The COVID-19 virus has definitely put a dent in how we chat socially. But we are not about to let that stop us. So we are going to start it online. Below is a simple form that we would like people to fill in that have any stories about what it was like growing up in Bagenalstown. What the people were like. What school was like. What Life was like.
We would love to hear what you have to say. You don’t have to give us the full story if you don’t want, a brief description would be great and a way we can get in touch.