Heritage plan unveiled in Dún Laoghaire

A NEW heritage plan has been unveiled by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

The new cathaoirleach of the council, Cllr Carrie Smyth, and Michael Starret, Chief Executive of the Heritage Council, launched the plan at a packed Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre last week.

The

‘2013-2019 dlr Heritage Plan: Contribution Towards Quality of Life and Unearthing the Archaeology of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown’, which is edited by Christian Corlett, will guide the management of the county’s heritage resource over the next six years.

“We are immensely grateful to the Heritage Council for their continued support for council’s Heritage Plan and our many heritage projects,

? Cllr Smyth said.

Mr Starret added:

“Our heritage makes a significant contribution to our quality of life and I have no doubt that the heritage of this county contributes greatly to the view that Dún Laoghaire Rathdown is a very desirable place to live in, do business in and visit.

“Just imagine waking up one morning in a county that is very different from the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown of today. Where there was no heritage, no wonderful architecture, no Dalkey Castle, no Metals, no Martello Towers, no Dublin Mountains, no literary heritage, no beautiful coast, no archaeology, no wildlife.

“Who would want to live, work or indeed visit such a place?

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Also launched on the night was

‘Unearthing the Archaeology of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown’, a collection of articles written by the archaeologists who have worked on sites throughout the county.