Abbey is a small village in South East Galway, Ireland. Despite its size (700 inhabitants in the parish), it has a rich and relatively unknown history and heritage.
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Using insights and learning from their experience in Matera at the EU Stories Hackathon, Abbey Heritage are engaged in a Storytelling project to record the stories of the locals, particularly the older generations. which will become a touristic audio walking tour of the village. Below is an excerpt from a recent community presentation and storytelling workshop. Abbey have chosen Storytracks one of the tools in the EU Digital Storytelling Toolkit to develop their unique audio tour.
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The Abbey Heritage Audio Storytelling tour will be launched in the summer of 2022.