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€300,000 secured for Donegal’s
built heritage
04.04.19
IT has been a great
start to the year for County Donegal’s built
heritage with €300,000 secured.
In February it was announced that Church Lane in
Letterkenny’s Cathedral Quarter is set to be
transformed with an investment of €200,000 from the
Heritage Council. In the last week Minister for
Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht, Josepha
Madigan TD, announced that 13 heritage projects
across the county will benefit from €92,000 under
this year’s Historic Structures Fund (HSF) and Built
Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) which will be
administrated by Donegal County Council.
In Inishowen, €32,500 has been secured for four
heritage projects. Funding has been allocated for
conservation works to the following structures:
Dunmore House, Carrigans (€3,000), Dunree Lighthouse
(€5,000) and The Old Fort Inn, Greencastle (€7,500).
Funding has also been allocated for essential
repairs and conservation works to Buncrana Castle
(€17,000). |
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Buncrana Castle was allocated
€17,000 for roof works under the Historic Structures
Fund 2019. It is one of most
important and impressive early houses in Inishowen
and was built in 1718 at the entrance to Swan Park. |
Speaking last week
Minister Madigan said “I am delighted to announce
these grant awards which will support the owners and
custodians of our historic built environment. Our
built heritage is at the historic heart of our
communities".
The funding will support the owners and custodians
of historic and protected structures as they carry
out small-scale, labour-intensive projects to repair
and conserve our historic built environment.
Collette Beattie, Conservation Officer with Donegal
County Council believes that these projects will
provide vital support for local jobs in
conservation, traditional skills and construction
and said that “there will be a great mix and spread
of conservation projects throughout the county which
will benefit the heritage of Donegal and will be of
greatly needed assistance to owners and occupiers
taking care of their historic properties.” |
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