I have reviewed the listing of events for Culture Night (23rd September 2022) and the number of IH related events is miniscule. These are listed below:
CORK
DUBLIN
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The Mourne Wall
The Mourne Wall in Co. Down is a wall delineating the catchment area of the Silent Valley and Ben Crom Reservoirs.
It is 100 years old this year and the BBC have a short video clip marking this occasion.
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Kilmainham Mill conservation
The Irish Independent reports that conservation work on the historic Kilmainham Mills in Dublin is getting underway, with a view to securing the building in advance of full restoration.
Dublin City Council are to be commended for the purchase of this site and its conservation.
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Heritage Week 2022
Heritage Week 2022 is almost upon us – running from 12th – 21st August 2022. I have published a page with the listing of all IH related events in Heritage Week 2022.
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Lighthouses in the Civil War
RTE have an interesting article on their site about raids on Irish lighthouses during the Civil War. As a subject that doesn’t immediately spring to mind, they are to be commended for giving this research an audience.
The Anglo Celt reports that the contract to restore part of the Ulster Canal build an open air swimming pool in Clones, has been signed. We are back at the madness of the final days of the Celtic Tiger.
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The Four Pots
Located in Kildare, between the Leinster Aquaduct and Digby Bridge, the Four Pots are unique in Ireland.
Built as an overflow for the Grand Canal, the circular design is reputed to have been built to facilitate a gradual deceleration of water from the canal to an adjacent stream, rather than a fast flow, which would potentially undermine the canal embankment.
KildareNow are reporting that Waterways Ireland are seeking conservation experts to undertake repairs to the structure. I hope that WI’s budget will allow for ongoing vegetation clearance from the structure once restored as otherwise, it will degenerate back into an overgrown state, as has happened in the past.
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Parnell Bridge, Cork City
The RTE website has a short (22 second) clip, showing the dismantling of Parnell Bridge in Cork City in 1968.
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Gazetteer update
I hadn’t planned on providing running updates of my progress in creating/uploading photo gallery pages. However, as one of the pages so loaded is that of Clondalkin (demolished as part of the Kildare Route Project), I felt that a blogpost linking to this and noting that counties Carlow, Cavan, Cork and Dublin are now also online was appropriate.
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Devon Road Station, Limerick
HT to Liam O’Mahony for sending me details of this former railway station for sale in Limerick, located on the former North Kerry railway line. Devon Road was located between Newcastlewest and Abbeyfeale.
At €380k, I think the market has peaked.