€160,000 is to be spent on historic house attraction
The tourist attraction as built between 1741 and 1755
Funding worth €160,069 has been awarded to Russborough House in Blessington.
The money will be spent on repairs and protection works and will pay for the restoration of some 61 distinctive decorative limestone urns.
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The Georgian palladian house which was built between 1741 and 1755 is regarded as one of Ireland’s most beautiful houses and has an important role to play for tourism in Wicklow, said Fine Gael TD Edward Timmins.
He added: "Alongside other heritage funding streams such as the Built Heritage Investment Scheme and the recently re-opened conservation advice grant scheme, the historic structures fund aims to conserve, protect, and promote the use of historic buildings across our cities, towns, villages, and countryside”.
Apart from the restoration of the urns on the roof parapet to the main house, the east wing principal elevations and the two colonnades will also have work done.
"Russborough House has been described as one of Ireland's Ancient East top attractions,” he said.