{"id":3191,"date":"2011-09-27T16:56:41","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T16:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2011-09-27T16:56:41","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T16:56:41","slug":"%e2%80%98de-listing%e2%80%99-ireland%e2%80%99s-historic-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=3191","title":{"rendered":"\u2018De-listing\u2019 Ireland\u2019s historic buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A proposal to remove historic buildings from a protected register risks destroying \u2018the heritage of local communities\u2019, an archaeologist has said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Measures proposed by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht would see all structures dating from after 1700 removed from the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP). These include old mills, holy wells and industrial sites, according to archaeologist Colm Moriarty.<\/p>\n

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All buildings on the record are officially protected under the National Monuments Acts and are subject to special planning laws.<\/p>\n

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Mr Moriarty, who runs the Irish Archaeology website, said the structures affected are \u2018the heritage of local communities\u2019. He continued: \u2018It\u2019s the archaeology of our immediate ancestors, of the diaspora. It\u2019s still relevant. Once the protection goes, there\u2019s nothing to stop people coming in and bulldozing the sites, or using them for development.\u2019<\/p>\n

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He added that although sites dating from before 1700 would still be protected, this still leaves more than 300 years of heritage vulnerable. \u2018Going back to 1700 \u2013 if you go to America or Australia, that\u2019s as old as you get,\u2019 he said. \u2018It all depends on your perspective.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Mr Moriarty said that the changes would primarily affect buildings in Dublin, Cork and Galway, as many counties had never included post-1700 sites when compiling the archaeological record.<\/p>\n

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When asked about the proposals by TheJournal.ie<\/em>, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht said it was seeking the changes as the recording of post-1700 monuments is currently \u2018not consistent across all counties\u2019.\u00a0 In a statement, the Department added it is looking for a \u2018standard approach nationally that will ensure that all elements of the built heritage continue to be adequately protected,\u2019 continuing: \u2018There is no question of any change to current arrangements before the review has been fully completed and considered.\u2019<\/p>\n

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