Conservation work has begun on two key features of the iconic Kylemore Abbey estate in Connemara - the neo-Gothic Church and the Victorian Walled Gardens.
The conservation plan is led by Cathal Crimmins Architects, and will ensure the protection of the built infrastructure, while also identifying and making recommendations for a programme of future conservation projects at the estate; and improving access for people with disabilities.
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Funding was provided through the Heritage Council’s Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2020 and the Irish Georgian Society’s Conservation Grants Programme 2020, with additional funding from Kylemore Trust.
Kylemore Trust’s head of development, Liz McConnell thanked both organisations for their “commitment and support" for Kylemore’s legacy of heritage conservation.
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"With this encouragement, Kylemore Trust can properly scope out the next phase of conservation and restoration at Kylemore," she said. "We are delighted to be able to look to the future at this time and to begin to plan for future enhancements at these two distinctive national treasures.”
Virginia Teehan, CEO of the Heritage Council said the conservation plan will "build on much valuable work" already carried out on the Kylemore Abbey estate. "This latest initiative," she said, "provides a pathway to the future - while cherishing the legacy of what has gone before."
