{"id":6770,"date":"2017-01-03T11:56:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T11:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castletown.ie\/the-restoration\/"},"modified":"2017-06-12T12:27:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T11:27:48","slug":"the-restoration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castletown.ie\/ga\/the-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an T\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; title=&#8221;Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an T\u00ed&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; background_url=&#8221;http:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/35059_IAA_Restoration.jpg&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.33)&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%0%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; subhead=&#8221;An M\u00f3rthionscadal&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Following the sale of the house in 1965 and the dispersal of the contents a year later, the house was left vacant and subjected to vandalism.&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Nuair a d\u00edoladh an teach in 1965 agus an t-inneachar an bhliain dar gcionn, f\u00e1gadh an \u00e1it b\u00e1n agus rinneadh go leor loitim\u00e9ireachta air.<\/h4>\n<p>Baineadh luaidhe den d\u00edon agus briseadh fuinneoga. Ar shl\u00ed \u00e9igin th\u00e1inig an chuid eile de na feistithe sl\u00e1n, na bunsiml\u00e9ir san \u00e1ireamh. Bh\u00ed an chuma ar an sc\u00e9al nach mbeadh dea-chr\u00edoch le stair bhre\u00e1 Bhaile an Chaisle\u00e1in. In 1967 \u00e1fach, cheannaigh an tUasal Desmond Guinness an teach agus 120 acra ar mhaithe le h\u00e9 a chaomhn\u00fa. Bh\u00ed Desmond agus Mariga Guinness tar \u00e9is Cumann Seoirseach na h\u00c9ireann a athbhun\u00fa in 1958 agus th\u00f3g an cumann Baile an Chaisle\u00e1in ar l\u00e1imh mar an pr\u00edomhthionscadal a chuir siad rompu sa tr\u00e9imhse sin. Ba \u00e9 an ch\u00e9ad teach \u00e9 i gC\u00faige Laighean a oscla\u00edodh don phobal, rud a tharla in 1967.<\/p>\n<h4>Faoi sc\u00e1th Chumann Seoirseach na h\u00c9ireann a tosa\u00edodh ar athch\u00f3iri\u00fa Bhaile an Chaisle\u00e1in.<\/h4>\n<p>An ch\u00e9ad mh\u00f3rthasc a bh\u00ed le d\u00e9anamh n\u00e1 trosc\u00e1n agus picti\u00fair a aimsi\u00fa don teach. D\u2019\u00e9irigh le Desmond Guinness go leor de bhuntrosc\u00e1n an t\u00ed a cheannach ar ceant. Daoine pr\u00edobh\u00e1ideacha a chuir an t-airgead ar f\u00e1il go fial chun \u00edoc as an trosc\u00e1n agus as an obair athch\u00f3irithe. Oibrithe d\u00edograiseacha deonacha a rinne an-chuid den obair athch\u00f3irithe sin. In 1979, buna\u00edodh Fond\u00faireacht Bhaile an Chaisle\u00e1in chun \u00fain\u00e9ireacht agus bainisti\u00fa an t\u00ed a riar. Bh\u00ed streachailt lean\u00fanach ag baint le cothabh\u00e1il an t\u00ed mar sin f\u00e9in. Sa bhliain 1994, tar \u00e9is roinnt idirbhearta\u00edochta, ghlac Oifig na nOibreacha Poibl\u00ed (OOP) leis an teach thar ceann an st\u00e1it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6770 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/castletown.ie\/ga\/the-restoration\/35031_iaa_restoration\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/35031_IAA_Restoration-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5913\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5913'>\n\t\t\t\tGate to Kitchen Courtyard. Castletown House. Courtesy of the Irish Architectural Archive. OPW.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/castletown.ie\/ga\/the-restoration\/fragments-of-eighteenth-century-silk-discovered-behind-wall-panels-in-the-green-drawing-room-during-its-refurbishment-in-the-1980s-photo-courtesy-of-christopher-moore\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fragments-of-eighteenth-century-silk-discovered-behind-wall-panels-in-the-Green-Drawing-Room-during-its-refurbishment-in-the-1980s.-Photo-courtesy-of-Christopher-Moore.-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5993\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5993'>\n\t\t\t\tFragments of eighteenth-century silk discovered behind wall panels in the Green Drawing Room during its refurbishment in the 1980s. Photo courtesy of Christopher Moore.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/castletown.ie\/ga\/the-restoration\/the-east-wall-in-the-green-drawing-room-before-new-silk-wall-hangings-were-installed-in-the-1980s-photo-courtesy-of-christopher-moore\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/The-East-Wall-in-the-Green-Drawing-Room-before-new-silk-wall-hangings-were-installed-in-the-1980s.-Photo-courtesy-of-Christopher-Moore.-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5994\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5994'>\n\t\t\t\tThe East Wall in the Green Drawing Room before new silk wall hangings were installed in the 1980s. Photo courtesy of Christopher Moore.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Starting that year, the OPW launched an extensive and ongoing conservation programme at Castletown.&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>An bhliain ch\u00e9anna, chuir an OOP t\u00fas le cl\u00e1r caomhnaithe fairsing agus lean\u00fanach i mBaile an Chaisle\u00e1in.<\/h4>\n<p>An ch\u00e9ad rud a bh\u00ed le d\u00e9anamh leis an teach (C\u00e9im 1) n\u00e1 an obair chloiche ar an taobh amuigh a dheisi\u00fa agus caoi a chur ar chreatlach an phr\u00edomhbhloic. Bh\u00ed d\u00edon sealadach cosanta ar an bpr\u00edomhbhloc. Baineadh \u00e9 sin ina ioml\u00e1ine chomh maith leis an uchtbhalla. Baineadh as a ch\u00e9ile iad agus deis\u00edodh iad. An m\u00e9id a bh\u00ed i gceist le C\u00e9im 2 n\u00e1 fadhbanna a r\u00e9iteach a bhain leis an taobh istigh. Rinneadh athshreang\u00fa ar an teach agus nuashonra\u00edodh an t-al\u00e1ram d\u00f3ite\u00e1in agus sl\u00e1nd\u00e1la. Cuireadh cr\u00edoch le C\u00e9im 2 i bhf\u00f3mhar na bliana 1998. Bh\u00ed baint ag C\u00e9im 3 le fadhbanna strucht\u00faracha agus le bailchr\u00edoch a chur ar an taobh istigh den phr\u00edomhbhloc. Rinneadh an ts\u00edle\u00e1il sa Ghaileara\u00ed Fada n\u00edos l\u00e1idre agus caomhna\u00edodh an obair phl\u00e1str\u00e1la uirthi sular oscla\u00edodh an teach don phobal ar\u00eds in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Sa l\u00e1 at\u00e1 inniu ann t\u00e1 cnuasach bre\u00e1 de shaothair eala\u00edona maisi\u00fala \u00c9ireannacha le feice\u00e1il i mBaile an Chaisle\u00e1in. F\u00e9adfaidh cuairteoir\u00ed taitneamh a bhaint as an eala\u00edn sin in \u00e1it a bhfuil cl\u00fa agus c\u00e1il air as an ailtireacht agus as \u00e1ille an cheantair m\u00e1guaird. Caitheadh dua nach beag, n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in le caomhn\u00fa an t\u00ed f\u00e9in, ach le hathch\u00f3iri\u00fa na dtailte timpeall air. Rinneadh obair mh\u00f3r ar na p\u00e1irceanna t\u00edrdhreachtaithe, na huiscebheala\u00ed agus na baoiseanna, a t\u00f3gadh thiar san ocht\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag. Is sampla maith den obair chaomhnaithe lean\u00fanach at\u00e1 ar si\u00fal sa teach go dt\u00ed an l\u00e1 inniu an Parl\u00fas Dearg, \u00e1it a bhfuil taip\u00e9is\u00ed balla s\u00edoda \u00f3n nao\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag ar crochadh. Taobh amuigh, cuireadh cr\u00edoch le hathch\u00f3iri\u00fa na nGaird\u00edn\u00ed Pl\u00e9isi\u00fair in 2016. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6770 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/castletown.ie\/ga\/the-restoration\/rewiring-in-the-brown-study-opw\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Rewiring-in-the-Brown-Study.-OPW.-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5996\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5996'>\n\t\t\t\tRewiring in the Brown Study. OPW.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/castletown.ie\/ga\/the-restoration\/load-testing-in-the-long-gallery-opw\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Load-testing-in-the-Long-Gallery.-OPW.-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5995\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5995'>\n\t\t\t\tLoad testing in the Long Gallery. OPW.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/castletown.ie\/ga\/the-restoration\/dr-dorothea-depner-is-the-lead-project-manager-on-the-conservation-of-the-red-drawing-room-a-team-of-textile-conservators-are-conserving-the-nineteenth-century-silk-mark-reddy-trinity-digital-studio-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dr-Dorothea-Depner-is-the-lead-project-manager-on-the-conservation-of-the-Red-Drawing-Room.-A-team-of-textile-conservators-are-conserving-the-nineteenth-century-silk.-Mark-Reddy-Trinity-Digital-Studios.-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9181\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9181'>\n\t\t\t\tDr Dorothea Depner was the lead project manager on the conservation of the Red Drawing Room. A team of textile conservators conserved the nineteenth-century silk. Mark Reddy Trinity Digital Studios. OPW.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/castletown.ie\/ga\/the-restoration\/liam-murphy-estate-manager-and-greg-fagan-conservation-architect-are-currently-working-on-the-rehabilitation-of-the-derelict-farmyard-mark-reddy-trinity-digital-studios-opw\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Liam-Murphy-Estate-Manager-and-Greg-Fagan-Conservation-Architect-are-currently-working-on-the-rehabilitation-of-the-derelict-Farmyard.-Mark-Reddy-Trinity-Digital-Studios.-OPW.-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5819\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5819'>\n\t\t\t\tLiam Murphy, Estate Manager, and Greg Fagan, Conservation Architect, are currently working on the rehabilitation of the derelict Farmyard. Mark Reddy Trinity Digital Studios. OPW.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Image&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Irish-Georgian-Society-Volunteers-at-Castletown.-Davison-and-Associates.-OPW..jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuair a d\u00edoladh an teach in 1965 agus an t-inneachar an bhliain dar gcionn, f\u00e1gadh an \u00e1it b\u00e1n agus rinneadh go leor loitim\u00e9ireachta air. 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