Funding announced for County Roscommon heritage project
Roscommon is included under Royal Sites of Ireland with €58,000 for a geophysical survey at Rathcroghan. Pic: RTE Tracks and Trails
A County Roscommon heritage project has been awarded Strategic Investment funding.
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD, and Minister of State with Responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, marked World Heritage Day today (Saturday, April 18th) by announcing a capital investment to support UNESCO World Heritage ambition across the country.
Four sites on the World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland will benefit from €365,000 in funding this year, supporting 11 different projects in counties Roscommon, Kerry, Kildare, Offaly, Sligo and Westmeath.
Roscommon is included under Royal Sites of Ireland with €58,000 for a geophysical survey at Rathcroghan and interpretation at the Hill of Uisneach, County Westmeath and Kilcullen, County Kildare, while €25,000 has been allocated for the Passage Tomb Landscape of Sligo for interpretation work.
Minister Browne welcomed the announcement, saying: “This critical funding will help protect and conserve Ireland’s Tentative List sites as they progress through the World Heritage nomination process, ensuring their potential Outstanding Universal Value is recognised and safeguarded.
“By investing in conservation, research and presentation, and supporting the communities and custodians of these sites, we not only help maintain these extraordinary sites but we strengthen their role as places that connect people to our shared past, present and future and which will help them withstand the effects of climate change.”
