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Irish Georgian SocietyShow / Hide MenuUpdatesKeep in touch with all the latest activitiesSupport UsBecome a member, donations and legaciesConservationProjects, planning issues & traditional skills registerEducationScholarship, conservation, awards & thesesEventsTalks, tours, courses & other eventsAboutOur profile, programmes & historyShopFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutubeIGS Mailing ListIGS ShopThe vision of the Irish Georgian Society is to conserve, protect and foster an interest and a respect for Ireland’s architectural heritage and decorative arts.Learn more about the IGS The Irish Georgian Society is inviting applications for its Architectural Conservation and Original Drawing Awards 2022. Open to Irish architects, architectural practices, building surveyors, contractors, engineers and other professionals involved in the conservation of historic buildings. Applications will be accepted up until 12 noon on Friday 29th April 2022. Learn More. May 2022: 'In Harmony with Nature, the Irish Country House Garden 1600-1900'. The exhibition will explore the history of the Irish Country House Garden at the City Assembly House, Dublin. Curated by Robert O’Byrne, former vice-President of the IGS. The Exhibition will be open to the public, Tuesday-Saturday (10am-5pm) from 20th May to late July. Learn More. Conserving your Dublin Period House Online Talks: The Irish Georgian Society and Dublin City Council have assembled a team of conservation experts to present a series of talks on the history and significance of Dublin’s period houses and practical advice on their conservation. Learn more. Breaking new ground through the presentation of fresh material and research, this book investigates the history, design and planting of the Irish country house garden from c.1650-1900. Learn more! 'Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies' reflects the Irish Georgian Society's wide remit and is concerned not just with Georgian architecture, but embraces the entire spectrum of Ireland's post-medieval architecture and its special need for protection, interpretation, understanding and appreciation. Learn more. Our Updates06.04.2022In Harmony with Nature, the Irish Country House Garden 1600-1900The Irish Georgian Society presents In May 2022, the IGS will explore the history of the Irish Country House Garden at the City Assembly House, Dublin, with the launch of In Harmony with Nature: The Irish Country House Garden 1600-1900. Alongside this unique exhibition, Stepping Through the Gate: Inside Ireland’s Walled Gardens will return to the walls of the O’Connell Room, and feature specially commissioned paintings of Irish Walled Gardens by four leading artists. Curated by Robert O’Byrne, former vice-President of the IGS, both exhibitions are not to be missed and will be of exceptional interest to anyone with an interest in Irish gardens and gardening. The Exhibition will be open to the public from 20th May to late July, Tuesday-Sunday (10am-5pm).Read more23.03.2022'Stepping Through the Gate: Inside Ireland's Walled Gardens' at Kylemore AbbeyThe following blog post was written by Jessica Ridge, Marketing Manager at Kylemore Abbey.2022 marks the 21st anniversary of the historic restoration of Kylemore Abbey's Victorian Walled Gardens by the Benedictine nuns, who run the heritage estate in the west of Ireland. This important conservation project returned Mitchell Henry's beautiful walled gardens to their Victorian glory and won the prestigious Europa Nostra Award in 2002.To mark the anniversary, Kylemore Abbey will host an Irish Georgian Society exhibition of paintings of walled gardens at Kylemore Abbey's Fordham Hall from 5 March - 30 April*. This is the first of a larger programme of events which will take place over the coming years in preparation of a yearlong celebration of 25 years of the Victorian Walled Garden Restoration in 2024/5.Read more22.03.2022NEW BOOK ALERT: Digging New Ground - The Irish Country House Garden 1650–1900Edited by: Finola O'Kane & Robert O'Byrne What gives the Irish country house garden its distinctive character? A verdant light, lush grass, bold trees and green-fingered generations of care. The Irish country house garden sits at a precise point where nature, culture and history meet, and continues to be a place where the Irish, British and European horticultural traditions potently collide. Read more07.02.2022Young Irish Georgians: 2022 Fundraising ProjectImage: Termon House, via Irish Landmark TrustIn 2021, our working group decided to nominate an annual fundraising project for the Young Irish Georgians to support, with the revenue raised from our events throughout the year supporting the chosen initiative. Our pilot project for 2022 will be Termon House, Co. Donegal: a former 18th century land agent's house in Maghery, near Dungloe, located in the heart of the Gaeltacht area. The house is cared for by the Irish Landmark Trust, and was previously supported through a conservation grant from IGS London.Termon House was built c. 1770 for the land agent of the local landlord, the Marquess of Conyngham. The property consists of the house and adjoining stone-built dairy and barn set within a 3 acre plot. Much of this site is enclosed by a tall, tapering rubble stone wall built c. 1847 to provide famine relief for the local population affected by the Great Famine. Within these walls are also found the remains of an old lime kiin and a small clachán. The curtilage of Termon House encloses a landscape which has remained almost untouched since the mid 19th century and this with the combination of the famine wall and house, makes it the most historically significant property in the village.The very extreme location of the house on the Atlantic shoreline means that it gets a constant battering from the weather. The funds we plan to raise will support essential repair work to the lime render surrounding the lower barn door, which will then be limewashed.Our 2022 fundraising target is €2,000.(Image: Termon House, via Irish Landmark Trust)Read more20.01.2022Irish Georgian Society Conservation Grants Programme 20222021 IGS conservation grant pledges clockwise from top left: Dromdiah House, Co. Cork; Larchill Arcadian Gardens, Co. Kildare; St Eugene's Church, Co. Tyrone; Temple House, Co. Sligo; and Termon House, Co. Donegal.The Irish Georgian Society is inviting applications for its Conservation Grants Programme 2022 with submissions accepted until Monday 21stFebruary. A total of €40,000 will be available which will comprise €30,000 from IGS London and €10,000 through the newly created Homan Potterton Conservation Grant.Structures of architectural interest from across the country are eligible for funding from IGS London while the Homan Potterton Conservation Grant is available only to Georgian buildings of architectural merit anywhere in the counties of Meath or Westmeath.Read more06.01.2022Desmond Guinness Scholarship 2021 Winner AnnouncedLong Gallery, Castletown, Co. Kildare. Image courtesy of OPWThe Irish Georgian Society is delighted to announce that the Desmond Guinness Scholarship 2021 has been jointly awarded to Deirdre Cullen and Siobhan Osgood.Read moreAll ActivityIGS Events31.05.2022Disaster Planning & Insurance Considerations CYDPH talk 13Read More 11.06.2022Children's Craft Workshops at the Dublin's Heritage Buildings with Cruinniú na nÓgRead More 11.06.2022Dublin's Heritage Buildings Show, Merrion Square ParkRead More 16.06.2022Newry: A City Rediscovered with IGS and UAHRead More 18.06.2022Day Visit to Co. MeathRead More View all EventsContact — IrelandCity Assembly House58 South William StreetDublin 2IrelandD02 X751T + 353 1 679 8675 E .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)Shop Open: Mon—Fri, 10am—5pmclosed Saturday/SundayExplore the IGS Shop →Find us on Google MapsContact — USAIrish Georgian Society1953 N. 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