In August 2012 the West Cork Development
Partnership (WCDP) issued a brief for a
cultural mapping exercise. The brief was
issued by WCDP on behalf of a consortium
of local development companies (LDCs)1 in
association with the Crafts Council of Ireland
(CCOI).
The LDC consortium and CCoI had previously
signed a Memorandum of Understanding and
had agreed to work together to develop a
strategy and action plan for the development
of the crafts sector. Briefs were agreed for
two research studies: the cultural mapping
exercise and a parallel study (undertaken by
Indecon Economic Consultants) to establish
the current status and future clustering
potential of the crafts industry in Ireland.
This cultural mapping study was carried out by Willie Miller Urban Design
