Some 27 Offaly projects to benefit from heritage funding
Some 27 projects in Offaly are to benefit from a total of some €126,000 funding under a key heritage initiative
It comes as part of €4m national funding allocation through the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) administered by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan today announced that 512 heritage projects across every county in the country will benefit.
The projects to receive in Offaly are:
Loughton, Moneygall, External joinery repair, €5,500
Murrough Thatch, Murrough, Rahan, Thatching, €6,000
Ballydownan Thatch, Geashill, Thatching, €6,000
Woodfield House, Woodfield, Clara, External joinery repair, €5,000
Springmount Mill, Gorraun, Roscrea, Stabilisation of masonry, €3,000
Copper Pot, 9 High Street, Tullamore, External joinery repair, €4,500
Borrisnafarney Mausoleum, C.O.I.Ballycormick, Stabilisation of masonry, €3,500
9 Oxmantown Mall, Birr, Lime rendering, €5,000
The Oaks, Roscrea Rd, Shinrone, Lime rendering, €4,000
St Brendan's Hall, Emmet Street, Birr, Rainwater goods repair/replacement, €5,500
11 Oxmantown Mall, Birr, External joinery repair, €5,500
The Old Monastery, Moorpark St, Birr, External joinery repair, €4,000
Clonavoe Thatch, Clonbullogue, Thatching, €5,200
Heavey Thatch, Clonmeen, Rhode, Thatching, €6,000
1 Eden Row, Eden Road, Birr, Roof repair, structures & coverings, €3,000
Birr Castle, Birr, Mitigation of damp, €5,000
St. Kieran's R.C. Church, Clareen, Birr, Draught-proofing of windows, €4,000
Derryweelan Thatch, Geashill, External joinery repair, €3,200
St. Mary's RC Church, Cloghan, Birr, Historic window glass conservation/protection, €5,000
Former Kilroy's, High St. Tullamore, External fixture repair, €4,000
Cloncon Thatch, Tullamore, Lime rendering (internal), €3,000
Church Street Building, Tullamore, External joinery repair, €4,000
The Mallet Tavern, Kilbride Street, Tullamore, Thatching, €6,000
Kinnitty Castle, Kinnitty, Birr, External joinery repair, €5,500
Ballyegan Thatch, Birr, Thatching, €6,000
Joyce House, High Street, Tullamore, External joinery repair, €4,500,
McGinn House, High Street, Tullamore, External joinery repair, €4,500
Offaly Minister of State Pippa Hackett said: “I’m delighted to see my Green Party colleague Minister Malcolm Noonan announcing this funding today,” she said. “Offaly has been successful in an astounding 27 funding applications. The money will go towards thatching, lime rendering, joinery repair, and masonry stabilisation. We have fine old buildings in Offaly that deserve to be preserved and protected. In doing so we are also keeping some of the old skills alive. ”