Sharing skills for a truly sustainable homelife.
Common Knowledge is a non-profit social enterprise located at the gateway to the Burren, on Ireland’s beautiful Wild Atlantic Way. We share skills in building, making, mending and growing, because we believe that between us all, we have the knowledge needed to create a truly sustainable future. Based on 50 acres, our Centre is a haven for learning, exploring and connection with other people, offering serene accommodation for people and groups.
Pascaline Ballet’s Self-Build Cabin
Pascaline Ballet’s journey to building a sustainable cabin in France began with attending Common Knowledge's Build School. Through hands-on learning, Pascaline gained the skills and confidence to bring their vision to life.
If you're ready to take on your own self-build project, Build School can help you turn your dream into reality. Read Pascaline’s story and see how Build School can support your journey.
Deirdre’s Journey to Building Her Own Home
Discover how Build School at Common Knowledge empowered Deirdre O’Sullivan to build her sustainable, timber-framed home in Co. Cork, all while saving a small fortune by taking the DIY route.
With the right skills and support, she embraced eco-friendly techniques like Shou Sugi Ban and energy-efficient systems, proving that building your own affordable, eco-conscious home is within reach when you have the right knowledge.
Designing Our Food Future: A Community Approach to Change
We talk to Lara Hanlon from Portion Collaborative about the future of food production in Ireland, and how taking a design thinking approach to the problem will create solutions for everyone. Our upcoming workshop, The Future of Local Food Systems: Re-Imagining Community Growing in Ireland in November is a packed itinerary of discussions, panels, potluck dinner and design thinking to turn problems into solutions using design thinking and simple visual mark making.
When Build School went to Portugal
Build School went to Portugal last week and it was a great success. Read bout how Zack Halliday and the Common Knowledge team taught a bilingual group about not only building and but ecological sustainability and connection with the land and each other.
The Art of Giving: Why Handmade Gifts Matter This Christmas
Give the gifts that truly resonate this festive season with our guide to making your own handmade gifts and learning a new skills along the way. Give a gift to someone and to yourself at Christmas time and get the joy in making something with your own hands for family and friends.
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Courses
Learn to build, make, mend or grow at The Common Knowledge Centre in 2024.
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Community Projects
We work with communities and mission-aligned non-profits to bring our collective energy to their biggest challenges.
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Venue Hire
We are pleased to now offer The Common Knowledge Centre for hire for private gatherings, workshops and events.
