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Historical Preservation

An Education in Restoration

By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Over 70 volunteers took part in a three-day training course in County Clare in August to learn methods of preserving historic ruins. The program – the first of its kind – was hosted by the Irish branch of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, the Clare County Council, and the Killinaboy Heritage and History Group. The main site of the project was Kilnaboy's An … [Read more...] about An Education in Restoration

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