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TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS  INFORMATION EVENING

Monday, May 31st at 7pm., Shannon Oaks, Portumna.                                                                                                                                      

 

A panel of speakers will talk about traditional buildings and traditional building methods.

Máirín Doddy, Conservation Officer, Galway County Council

   Edward Byrne, Traditional Lime Company

Christy Cunniffe, Field Monument Adviser, Galway County Council

Ursula Marmion, South East Galway IRD

 

After this public lecture Galway Rural Development are running a practical course for people in the building trades to introduce them to the use of lime. This will be run on four separate days in June, in An Gairdin, Portumna.Days can be booked individually at €5 per session or as a series for €20.

 

 

TRADITIONAL SKILLS TRAINING – USES OF LIME

 

Tuesday June 1st             Training in lime rendering and mixing with

                                           Ed Byrne

 

Tuesday June 8th              Training in hemp and lime with Henry

                                           Thompson

 

Tuesday June 22nd           Decorative Plasterwork with Seamus O

                                           hEocha and site visit to Portumna Castle 

 

Tuesday June 29th            Stonewall building using lime mortar with

                                           Philip Quinn and Damien Conlon.

 

On June 29th from 4pm there will also be site visits to buildings in Meelick and Laurencetown that have used traditional techniques.

 

For further information and booking forms for the course please contact Sue Clarke, Galway Rural Development on 091 844335, email: sclarke@grd.ie