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Wogan-Browne Mausoleum, Mainham, Clane

Clane-Maynooth Municipal District Meeting, Friday, 3 November 2023


The Wogan-Browne Mausoleum, Mainham, Clane, Co. Kildare.

1899 County Kildare Archaeological Society Journal p.260-261

Councillor Pádraig McEvoy


Motion:


That the council refer the Heritage Council-funded Conservation Report on the Wogan Browne Mausoleum, Mainham, Clane to the Historic Monuments Advisory Committee to consider for addition to the council's work programme.


Agenda Report:


The Historic Monuments Advisory Committee (HMAC) will consider the inclusion of the recommendations from the Heritage Council funded Conservation Report on the Wogan Browne Mausoleum, into the 2024 work programme which will be further discussed with the HMAC at their next meeting on 13 December 2023.


Issued by: Ms. A Granville, Senior Planner, Forward Planning, Heritage, Conservation and Biodiversity.


Debate


The Heritage Council provided € 5,000 under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme to Clane Community Council for a consultancy report to develop a strategy for conserving the mausoleum, a protective structure owned by the County Council. Unauthorized intrusions had damaged the mausoleum. The local public donates a significant amount towards the upkeep of Mainham Cemetery each year, and preserving the mausoleum would be of great public interest. It was considered a lovely and valuable feature, and neglecting its maintenance now would result in much higher costs in the long run.


Minutes


CM30/1123 [link]


A report was received from Forward Planning, Heritage, Conservation and Biodiversity informing the members that the Historic Monuments Advisory Committee (HMAC) will consider the inclusion of the recommendations from the Heritage Council funded Conservation Report on the Wogan Browne Mausoleum, into the 2024 work programme which will be further discussed with the HMAC at their next meeting on 13 December 2023.


The members raised the following:

  • There had been €5000 spent on consultancy on the Mausoleum.

  • It had been damaged by unauthorised invasions.

  • A lot of investment went into Mainham every year, and this would be a great point of interest to the public to keep it maintained.

  • That it was a lovely and worthwhile feature and would cost a lot more in the long run if it wasn’t looked after now.

  • Money would need to be resourced to help this move forward.

  • Could look at what had been done with other Mausoleums in the county and bring these ideas forward.


Resolved on the proposal of Councillor McEvoy, seconded by Councillor Weld and agreed by the members that the report be noted and that the Wogan Browne Mausoleum be referred to the Historic Monuments Advisory Committee.


Heritage Council Funded Conservation Strategy



Information


  • Browne, Thomas Wogan - Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940 [link]

  • Leinster Leader [link]

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