€200,000 IN FUNDING FOR ROSSMORE MAUSOLEUM
A total of €200,000 in funding for works to the Rossmore Mausoleum in Rossmore Park, Monaghan was announced this week under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s Historic Structures Fund. Grants of €100,000 in each of the years 2022 and 2023 have been assigned for repairs to the mausoleum’s terracotta-tiled roof, door, step, floor tiles and ironwork, while repointing of walls and interior brickwork will also take place.
Monaghan Co Council was also successful in a funding application for the Holy Trinity Church at Carson, Dartrey, Rockcorry, which will get €20,000 for refurbishment and essential window repair works. A total of €4 million was awarded nationwide through the fund. “In addition to supporting owners and custodians of historic and protected structures to safeguard and maintain their properties, this funding will also provide a welcome boost to conservation professionals and tradespeople, including in specialist heritage roles such as thatching and stone work,” the Department stated.
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD said: “This year’s Historic Structures Fund will assist 78 owners and custodians of historic and protected structures across the country as they carry out hundreds of conservation projects to repair and safeguard our built heritage. “I am particularly pleased to announce the awards made to vernacular structures and historic shopfronts following their successful pilot schemes last year.
These awards celebrate the richness and diversity of our built heritage and help to preserve our connections to past generations, in particular through their support of traditional building skills, which this Government is committed to investing in. These actions also help us to deliver on our commitments to built heritage under Heritage Ireland 2030, the national heritage plan which I launched earlier this year.” Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, said: “It is great to see the number and range of projects which will be supported by this investment of €4 million under the Historic Structures Fund. “These schemes help to safeguard our rich built heritage, keeping many buildings in use and helping to bring many others back into use. The awards announced today also have a welcome knock-on economic benefit by generating employment for heritage contractors and other skilled crafts and tradespeople across the country.”
Minister of State for Local Government, Peter Burke, TD said: “As with the Built Heritage Investment Scheme, the success of the Historic Structures Fund is a result of the close working relationship between the Department and the local authorities, particularly the Architectural Conservation…
