Galway Bay fm newsroom - €400 thousand in funding has been announced for monuments and historic sites across Galway.
The funding from the Government's Community Monuments Funding will cover 10 projects in the city and county.
The funding will support measures including essential repairs and conservation works, the development of conservation plans, and improved public access.
The largest allocation of almost €80 thousand will go towards the Spanish Arch and Galway City Walls.
A further €70 thousand will support works at Tirellan Tower House, while €30 thousand has been awarded to the Tirellan Merlin Public Realm.
In the county, €70 thousand has been allocated to Kilclooney Tower House, while a further €70 thousand will go towards the Abbeygormican Ecclesiastical Site in Ballinasloe.
€22 thousand will support the Dolphin Burial Tomb at Bullaun Graveyard - while Kiltartan Church and Graveyard, and Killora Church and Graveyard in Craughwell, will both receive €16 thousand.
St. Kerrill's Abbey is also to receive €16 thousand, while Kilbought Church and Graveyard will receive funding of €15 thousand.
