€9m is being distributed among over 600 projects across the country.
Nationally €9m has been funded through the Historic Structures Fund and Built Heritage Investment Scheme for over 600 initiatives in Ireland.
In Offaly, some of the €442,000 allocated to the county will go towards to restoring wooden, metal, and lead windows in Birr Castle inner courtyard that date from 1660 to 1870. Tullamore Presbyterian Church is to benefit by €150,000 to cover roof, and ceiling repairs and other works. And €30,000 will go to Luker's Public House in Shannonbridge for works, which include repairs to the shop front, and renovating timer sash windows.
Just over €280,000 is going to projects in Westmeath. €100,000 of that has been allocated to Belvedere House in Mullingar for masonary reapirs and rebuilding of the retaining walls of the battery enclosure are among the repairs to be carried out. Meanwhile, Laois has been grated €171,000.
Vicarstown Old National School will get a face lift to the tune of €35,000 and the Fisherman's Inn, Ballybrittas and the Thatched Cottage, Garrymore, Mountmellick are getting funding for their thatched roofs.
Laois - €75,000
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Newtown Mill |
Roof repairs are required to halt water ingress and damage to the mill. |
€30,000 |
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Vicarstown Old National School |
Repairs and repointing of brickwork using Irish wigging technique. Repair and re-painting of the decorative timber bargeboards. Repairs and replacement of rainwater goods. |
€20,000 |
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Woodbrook House |
Emergency rendering works to the original front portion of the building |
€25,000 |
Offaly - €305,825
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St. Kieran's Church, Birr |
External and internal fabric repairs, including rainwater goods, stone, plaster and pointing. Repairs to bell cradle and stained glass and stone medieval east window. |
€45,400 |
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Birr Castle |
Restore the diverse range of wooden, metal, and lead windows in the Castle inner courtyard that date from 1660 to 1870. |
€48,000 |
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St. Mary's Church, Edenderry |
Repairs to roof to stop water ingress which is causing damage to internal plaster and decorations. |
€20,000 |
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Tullamore Presbyterian Church |
Roof, rainwater goods & internal ceiling repairs. Defective external & internal plaster repairs with new lime plaster. Renewal of flashings at abutments and parapets Window repairs. |
€152,425 |
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Skehanagh, Belmont |
Rebuilding collapsed stone walls & windows, stabilizing structure and re-pointing. |
€10,000 |
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Luker's Public House, Shannonbridge |
Underpinning, support, repairs to shop front, roof, and re-plaster front of building. Renovation of timber sash windows, as well as fascia, soffit and rainwater goods. |
€30,000 |
Westmeath - €150,000
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No.1 Athlone Gun Battery |
Clearing of brambles and undergrowth to the northern section of the battery enclosure down to the original ground surface. Laying of grass sod to battery enclosure and limestone round pebbles to northern gun platform. Masonry repairs and rebuilding of the retaining walls of the battery enclosure. |
€50,000 |
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Belvedere House, Mullingar |
Rake out and replace the hard cement strap pointing to the front and side elevations of the house, to repair the windows included in the same stonework area, to install new steel support to the floor joists of the first level end rooms. |
€100,000 |
Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2024 Grant Offers
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Laois County Council |
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Church Of St Michael And All Angels, Abbeyleix |
External Walls |
€14,000 |
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Newtown Mill, Newtown, Durrow |
Roofs |
€15,000 |
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St. Fintan's Church Durrow |
Interiors |
€5,770 |
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Preston House, Abbeyleix |
Windows, Doors & Associated Elements |
€14,000 |
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Thatched Cottage, Jamestown Cross, Ballybrittas |
Thatch |
€12,172 |
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Vicarstown Old National School, Vicarstown |
Rainwater Disposal External Walls |
€15,000 |
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Woodbrook House, Woodbrook, Portarlington |
Other Works |
€14,250 |
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Fisherman's Inn, Fisherstown, Ballybrittas |
Thatch |
€2,750. |
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Thatched Cottage, Garrymore, Mountmellick |
Thatch |
€3,058 |
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Offaly County Council |
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St Rynagh's Church, Upper Main St Banagher, |
Windows, Doors And Associated Elements |
€6,000 |
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Cloneyhurke Church Of Ireland, Garryhinch |
Roof |
€8,000 |
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Springmount Mill, Gorran, Cloghjordan |
Historic Ruins |
€3,500 |
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Green St. Birr, Co. Offaly |
Roof |
€9,000 |
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Loughton House, Moneygall |
Windows, Doors And Associated Elements |
€6,000 |
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The Old Monastery, Moorpark St, Birr, |
Windows, Associated Elements/ Roof, Chimney |
€7,000 |
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Mossfield House, Clareen, Bir |
Other Works |
€7,000 |
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Bellair House, Bellair, Ballycumber |
Windows, Doors And Associated Elements |
€6,000 |
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St. Brendan's Parish Hall, Emmet St. Birr |
Roof, Other Works |
€3,000 |
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Emmel Castle, Emmel West, |
Windows, Doors And Associated Elements |
€6,000 |
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Kinnitty Castle Gate Lodge, Kinnitty Castle |
Rainwater Disposal, Other Works, Windows |
€7,000 |
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Clareen House, Shinrone, Birr, |
Windows, Rain Water Ingress |
€2,500 |
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