Fota House Under Threat of closure

[Eire Eyes]

Glorious Past, Uncertain Future..Architecture alone not enough to safegaurd its future....Mary Leland, sunday Independant

Many a wonderous day was spent while growing up amongst the flora and fauna of Fota House as a child.
l cannot comprehend the fact that one of Irelands most influencial (in my belief of Fairy's and Goblins) and prestigious venue could sink according to todays Sunday Independant due to lack of funding...

So, what are we to do? Stand by and hope that money will fall out of the 500 old tree's?... or grab the bull by the proverbials and kick the ass of the buerocratic pencil pushing arseholes' who feel Fota does not deserve government funding???

your comments please.....

[Langer Dan]

this country is a shambles in terms of giving funding for the maintenance of historic buildings.

Some tentative steps toward a semi-private national trust is not good enough.
Funding thru grants should be available for the upkeep of houses like Fota and Bantry housde just to name two.

But the preservation of Old Irish Classical style architecture should not be confined to the nations country houses.
The lacklustre attempts to ensure the survival of our architectural heritage are clearly illustrated in the current eyesore that is the building alongside the quays from the bus station to Sundays well in Cork(merchants quay, dunnes, the gate, etc)

If you want to take a look at how a ccity council have preserved the inner city georgian/victorian architecture in Ireland than look no further than Limerick City.
In Cork developers seem to ahve a free hand to tear down buildings of significant architectural and historical significance and put up any eyesore they see fit.

[Samarkand]

The car park could be nearer.

Absurd to expect tourists to take that long and often muddy journey from the wildlife park to Fota house. It's too long.

And FOTA has long been stripped of it’s wealth, I was fortunate to see it as a living house, today it's almost a shell and add that long walk back to the car, often in the mud then the visit becomes a “not recommended” event.

I agree that there's little to the house (and those tea rooms are awful) and that the walk is a little too long.

The gardens are magical though. They are highly recommended.

I don't imagine that the Liebeskind sculpture has improved their tourist profile much.

[Eire Eyes]

this country is a shambles in terms of giving funding for the maintenance of historic buildings.

Some tentative steps toward a semi-private national trust is not good enough.
Funding thru grants should be available for the upkeep of houses like Fota and Bantry housde just to name two.

But the preservation of Old Irish Classical style architecture should not be confined to the nations country houses.
The lacklustre attempts to ensure the survival of our architectural heritage are clearly illustrated in the current eyesore that is the building alongside the quays from the bus station to Sundays well in Cork(merchants quay, dunnes, the gate, etc)

If you want to take a look at how a ccity council have preserved the inner city georgian/victorian architecture in Ireland than look no further than Limerick City.
In Cork developers seem to ahve a free hand to tear down buildings of significant architectural and historical significance and put up any eyesore they see fit.


my GOD langer..
thats the most coherent thing l've ever heard you say!!
l'm impressed