Common Knowledge

Common Knowledge (www.ourcommonknowledge.org) is a non-profit social enterprise

based in North Clare on Ireland’s beautiful West Coast. We run residential

courses with a special focus on sustainable building. We aim to help anyone who

would like to live an environmentally conscious life by sharing skills for sustainability.

Our Values

True Sustainability: Accessible for you, maintainable by you, sustainable for the planet and

beneficial for your life, and the lives of others

Empowerment: We build each others skills, confidence and agency to create the life we

want.

Delight: We believe that joy is one of our basic human needs. The things and experiences

that we design and create as individuals and a society should be beautiful, delicious,

comfortable and inspiring.

The Common Knowledge Centre

The Common Knowledge Centre is a one-of-a-kind facility including a large octagonal hall,

dormitory style bedrooms, a large kitchen and dining area, a cosy living room with musical

instruments books and board games, a ceramic workshop and a large building workshop

located within 50 acres of nature reserve, orchard, native tree plantation and permaculture

gardens.