Works To Conserve Clonrush Monument In Whitegate Completed

Pictured (l-r) are: Councillor Pat Burke; Ruth Hurley, Senior Executive Architect and Project Manager, Clare County Council; Mary O’Leary, Whitegate Community Council; Leonard Cleary, Director of Rural Development, Clare County Council; Bernadette Haugh, Acting Senior Executive Officer, Rural and Community Department, Clare County Council; Alfie O’Brien, Local Historian; Tom Howard, Contractor; Risteard UaCróinín, Conservation Specialist; and Congella McGuire, Heritage Officer, Clare County Council. Photo: Eamon Ward.

Collaborative works between Whitegate residents and Clare County Council to conserve the national monument in Clonrush have been completed.

There had been concerns that the structure, dating back to the 12th century, was at risk of collapse after it had deteriorated in recent years.

The restorative works have been completed under the Community Monuments Fund, with the main focus of the project on the ruins of the stone church in Clonrush.

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Whitegate-based Fine Gael Councillor Pat Burke says local residents are extremely proud of the development.