Jervais Window, Agher Church, Co Meath
The Primrose Trust has given a grant to assist in the conservation of a very important window in Agher Church, Co Meath.
The painted enamel window by Thomas Jervais (d. 1799) in Agher Church was executed in 1770 and depicts St Paul Preaching to the Athenians, based on the painting by Raphael. It was commissioned by the Wellesley family and was formerly in the private chapel of nearby Dangan Castle, childhood home of the Duke of Wellington.
Saunderscourt Gatelodges, Crossabeg, Co. Wexford – The Irish Landmark Trust
In 2018 The Primrose Trust awarded a grant to carry out essential works to the triumphal arch and flanking lodges at Saunderscourt, a Georgian demesne located on the River Slaney between Enniscorthy and Wexford town. The grant was spent on clearing the buildings of ivy and repairing their badly decayed timber floors. The Irish Landmark Trust is working to convert these special lodges into short-term holiday lets.
18 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin – Dublin Civic Trust
Dublin Civic Trust successfully sought funding from The Primrose Trust in 2017 to reinstate missing sash windows and frames in this landmark 1840s building overlooking the River Liffey. Work also incorporated a strip within the sash box to allow the sensitive installation of secondary glazing in future, if required.