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An Taisce – The National Trust for Ireland (Irish pronunciation: [ənˠ ˈt̪ˠaʃcə]; "An Taisce" meaning "the store" or "the treasury"), established on a provisional basis in September 1946, and incorporated as a company based on an “association not for profit” in June 1948, is a charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) active in the areas of the environment and built heritage ...
The Irish Heritage Trust (IHT) is an architectural and cultural organisation which aims to preserve, maintain and understand notable Irish buildings for the purposes of education, research and recreation. Founded by the Irish state in 2006 as a national heritage property organisation, it was partly modelled on the National Trust in the U.K. [1] [2]
Castle Coole (from Irish: Cúl [1]) is a townland and a late-18th-century neo-classical mansion situated in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.Set in a 1,200-acre (490 ha) wooded estate, it is one of three properties owned and managed by the National Trust in County Fermanagh, the others being Florence Court and the Crom Estate.
The Dublin Civic Trust is an architectural conservation and educational organisation founded in 1991 that works to identify, record, preserve and publicise Dublin's architectural heritage. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The trust also comments and assists to a lesser extent with other buildings outside of Dublin.
Mount Stewart is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down, Northern Ireland, owned by the National Trust.Situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough, a few miles outside the town of Newtownards and near Greyabbey, it was the Irish seat of the Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry.
The Irish Landmark Trust is an architectural conservation and educational organisation founded in Ireland in 1992. Similar to the British Landmark Trust (founded in 1965), it is a registered charity which renovates buildings of historic interest and makes them available for holiday rental, while collating and sharing information on construction and restoration techniques. [1]
[1] [note 1] The National Trust was able to acquire the house with the support of the Ulster Land Fund. [8] From 1962, some restoration was undertaken by the architect Robert McKinstry. [9] In 2015 the property was the recipient of a £150,000 grant to replace the 1960s cement plaster on the outside of the house with lime render. [10]
National Trust Springhill is a 17th-century plantation house in the townland of Ballindrum near Moneymore , County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It has been the property of the National Trust since 1957 [ 1 ] and, in addition to the house, gardens and park, there is a costume collection. [ 2 ]