Seven archaeological heritage projects in Sligo and Leitrim are to share almost €400,000 in funding.
A total of 140 projects across the country are set to benefit as part of the Community Monuments Fund 2023.
The core objective of the Fund is to support the conservation, maintenance, protection, and promotion of local monuments and historic sites, in alignment with the aims of the Government’s new heritage plan, Heritage Ireland 2030, and the Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan.
In Sligo, Easkey Abbey was awarded almost 18 thousand euro, both Moygara Castle and St Feichins Church are set to set 100,000 euro, Court Abbey is to receive 30 thousand euro while Enniscrone Castle has been awarded 23,500 euro.
In Leitrim, St Mogues Abbey gets almost 95,500 euro and Curragh south church gets 30 thousand euro.
The scheme contains a range of measures that seek to enable conservation to be carried out on archaeological monuments in need of urgent support, encourage access to these monuments and improve their presentation, and build resilience to enable these monuments to withstand the effects of climate change.
The scheme offers three funding streams to support a broad range of measures aimed at protecting and promoting archaeological monuments, including emergency conservation repair works at monuments, masonry repair, the development of Conservation Management Plans, access infrastructure and installation of interpretation signage, and communication projects aimed at disseminating knowledge of Ireland’s archaeological heritage.
