Almost €500,000 worth of funding has been announced for Cavan and Monaghan this morning under the Historic Structures Fund.
Welcoming the allocation of €490,763 in funding for four landmark buildings in the counties is local Minister Niamh Smyth.
The funding was made as part of a €3.5m allocation for 28 projects nationwide by Minister for Heritage Christopher O'Sullivan and is aimed at repairing and protecting landmark buildings.
The successful projects in the area locally were Castle Saunderson, Cavan (€170,000), Former Railway Goods Shed, Railway Road, Cavan (€70,763), Billis Mills, Watermill by Billis Bridge, Drumollard (€50,000) and St. Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan Town (€200,000). The fund aims to conserve, protect, and promote the use of historic buildings across our towns and villages. Minister Smyth says this is a really big boost for these landmark buildings but also the wider localities.
