The power of smell is the subject of a documentary that will receive its world premiere in Waterville this evening as part of Earth Day.
The film, ‘Ireland and Its Aromatic Heritage’, was filmed in Kerry and celebrates native plants such as bog myrtle and meadowsweet, and their scents.
The documentary by US director and artist Dr Gayil Nalls is being shown at Tech Amergin with doors open from 7.30pm.
She’s the creator of the World Sensorium project, which is endorsed by UNESCO, seeks to identify and preserve natural scents that best capture a country or culture’s heritage.
You may vote for your favourite aromatic plant in Ireland here.
Contributors to Dr Nalls's documentary include Dr Breandán Ó Caoimh, human geographer and policy analyst, Professor Lizbeth Goodman, Director of SMARTlab at University College Dublin, Lucy Henehan, co-founder of Iveragh Eco Forest, Vincent Hyland, naturalist and author of Wild Derrynane, Dr Anita McKeown, director of SMARTlab Skelligs, Mary Nolan, engineer and lecturer at Atlantic Technological University, Mo Stafford of Skellig Coast Kitchen, and Eleanor Turner, biologist and biodiversity officer with Kerry County Council.
The community host for World Sensorium: Ireland is Iveragh Inspires Ltd led by host June O’Connell.
