9:15 - 10:00

Registration

10.00

Welcome Address

Dr Eoin Lettice, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), UCC

10.05

ITEN and the Cultural Significance of Trees

Dr Claire Nolan, School of BEES, UCC

Session 1: Chair – Dr Claire Nolan

10.15

Practical, Sacred and Enduring: Trees and Wood in the Archaeological Record 

Mary Dillon, Burren Beo

10.30

Using Ireland’s Past to Rethink Our Relationship with Trees

Niamh Guiry, School of Law, UCC

10.45

Kilcash Castle and Coole Park; framing the tangible and intangible heritages of two great designed Irish woodlands

Prof Finola O’Kane, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD

11.00

Q&A

11.15

Coffee Break

Session 2: Chair – Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich

11.35

Ancient Giants: A look at the History, Diversity and Conservation Challenges of the World’s Conifers

Dr Darach Lupton, National Botanic Gardens/Trinity College Dublin

11.50

An appreciation of trees and forests and their role in climate change adaptation

Dr Niall Farrelly, Teagasc

12.05

Impact of the Woodlands for Health Programme

Sarah Hourigan, Coillte

12.20

Q&A

12.35

Fota Arboretum Visit/Tour

OPW Fota Arboretum Staff

13.30

Lunch

Session 3: Chair – Dr Eoin Lettice

14.20

Branching Out: How Trees Cultivate STEAM Literacy

Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich, School of BEES, UCC

14.35

Between the generic and the specific: Reflections on naming and knowing trees 

Dr Susannah Chapman, Department of Sociology, UCC

14.50

When it comes to trees, the problems are rarely technical, they are cultural

Ray Ó Foghlú, Hometree

15.05

Q&A

15.20

Coffee Break

Session 4: Chair – Gabriella Chisholm

15.40

Forgotten Knowledge: The Ash Tree in Traditional and Modern Medicine

Dr Rosari Kingston, Department of Folklore & Ethnology, UCC

15.55

Planning for Trees in Ireland

Sophia Meeres, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD

16.10

Q&A

16.25

Closing Remarks

Dr Eoin Lettice

16.35

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