Heritage

Conor Fitzgerald is an expert in conservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures, using traditional methods and various traditional mortars including hot lime and clay, having trained at West Dean College, Chichester, England (an RIBA approved training provider) and the Scottish Lime Centre Trust, Fife, Scotland.

Established since 1999, Conor Fitzgerald has restored castles, churches, cathedrals, canal lock gates, bridges, vernacular cottages and period homes throughout Ireland, England and France.

Services:

• Underpinning of historic buildings
• Heritage Masonry - including stonework and brickwork, specialising in hot lime mixes.
• Lime mortar Pointing
• Lime mortar Plastering
• Stone and Brick Repair using Stone Piecing and Stone and Brick Repair mortars

Skills:

• Facade Cleaning & Repair
• Heritage Brickwork & Stonemasonry
• Structural Stabilisation
• Experience in the use of hot lime, natural hydraulic lime, and hydraulic lime.

Restoration Projects include:

• Cashel Palace Hotel, Co Tipperary
• Queen Anne's Viewing Tower, The Curragh Racecourse, Co Kildare
• The National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park House, Castlebar, Co Mayo
• Adare Manor, Co Limerick
• Kilruddery House, Co Wicklow
• Blarney Castle, Co Cork
• Saint George's Arts and Heritage Centre, Mitchelstown, Co Cork
• Mount Briscoe, Co Offaly
• Meadow View Farmhouse, Co Tipperary
• Former Bank of Ireland, O'Connell Street, Limerick
• Western Hotel, Galway