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Articles with short description Articles lacking sources from July All articles lacking sources Commons category link is on Wikidata Wikipedia articles with NDL identifiers All stub articles. Triona with a section of dry stone wall she built in the UK. There are more and more similar festivals on each year, showing that traditional crafts are, thankfully, experiencing a resurgence. However in less optimistic news, plans have recently come to light in which Gaway County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland TII aim to replace thousands of kilometers of dry stone walls with post and wire fencing as part of a national road upgrade scheme.

The first proposed stretch of wall to be replaced is along the N67 between Kinvara and Ballindereen, Co. From comments published in an article in defense of the dry stone walls, local councillor Michael Fahy said that this region is one of our prime tourist areas and that the stone walls are steeped in local heritage. He reminded officials that if a timber or wire fence is erected, the EU may consider fining Ireland as this is a heritage area and part of the wider Burren conservation area.

As much as this area is a huge draw for tourism, with great credit owed to the Wild Atlantic Way scheme, this issue is one for Irish people first and foremost. Destruction of our built heritage means ruination of our tangible history. A building is a primary historical source, offering a palpable insight into the point in time at which that structure was built or repaired. We can tell so much about the past from our old buildings and structures, which are free to view and touch in what is essentially an open-air museum.

Vernacular structures unique to a region, built in a local style, without an architect are particularly vulnerable to neglect and dereliction — think of how many ruined buildings you see around Ireland — but these structures are relics of the past and the people who built them. An old cottage tells the story of its builder and its occupants, their customs, the building materials available locally to them, and the ingenious ways they came up with to fashion these materials into a building.

In Donegal, for example, marram grass was used to thatch roofs as that was the locally available material. Layers of history are wrapped up in an old building, telling the story of people as much as of architecture. The SPAB champions traditional building craft skills and vernacular architecture; dry stone walling is a prime example of both, and it should be protected and maintained for future generations to enjoy. It continues tomorrow and you can see more information here on how participants are learning traditional building crafts in an informal setting.

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