Mayo County Council's Architectural Conservation Office and the National Built Heritage Service recently hosted an event targeted at the repair and reuse of vacant traditional buildings.

The event, entitled Taking on a Traditional House - The Repair and Reuse of Vacant Traditional Buildings, took place at the National Museum of Ireland Turlough Park, where guest speakers focused on vernacular architecture, grants, energy efficiency and approaches to the repair of traditional buildings with participants taking part in traditional skills demonstrations using earth mortars and lime mortars.

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Speakers on the day included Siobhán Sexton, Conservation Architect, Mayo County Council; Sarah Jane Halpin and Carl Raftery, National Built Heritage Service; Aoife Leonard, Conservation Architect, Cala Architects; Siobhán Ward, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Tom Pollard of Pollard Conservation and Restoration; Nicholas Prins, Conservation Roofer; Mark Peyton, Conservation Joiner and Michael Barrett of Turlough Lodge, which is a protected structure and is included in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Survey of Mayo.

A further two-day course with the Buildings Lime Forum Ireland, supported by the National Built Heritage Service, led by experienced practitioners and specifiers is scheduled to take place at Westport House on September 26 and 27, 2025.

For further information or to book a place at the event, click here.