Imogen Bertin is the administrator of Cottageology, and received a grant from Cork County Council and the Heritage Council to help people in Cork county research the history of their houses with the help of archaeologists Mary Sleeman and Colin Humphreys. She describes the project, gives a quick online tutorial on how to use the free Internet resources that can help you do this research, as well as some of the “finds” from the project.
The free online book which gives more detailed information is available from the Cork County Council Heritage Department website.
For a shorter slide presentation on the project delivered for the Council at their “Vernacular Traditions and Sustainable Living Heritage Week Event” see: https://cottageology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Corkcott-Project-for-CorkCoCo-21-Aug-version-3.pdf
The video below is a one hour training session on researching your house history that also explains the project.