Kilmannon Castle needs urgent repair

Following an extensive canvass of the Cleariestown area, a local election candidate has called for immediate action to be taken in preserving a crumbling castle at Kilmannon graveyard. Jim Codd, the Aontu rep in the Rosslare District, has said that locals have been left with no further course of action after repeated pleas for help went unanswered over the past decade.

“Kilmannon Castle is a valuable piece of Norman architecture that should be preserved for the sake if history if nothing else,” Mr Codd said. “What makes this worse is that the castle is a potential threat to the graveyard around it, the neighbouring dwelling and passing locals if it collapses. It’s not an understatement to say that the castles current condition is extremely dangerous.”

“Locals have pleaded with Wexford politicians and the County Council for the past decade and have received little if any help. Frustrated, they banded together and attempted to repair the stonework themselves. In response, Wexford County Council ordered them to stop all work immediately. Currently they are in a Catch 22 situation where the Council will not allow them to repair the Castle but are unable to repair it themselves.” “I intend to push for an arrangement to be made as soon as possible, stressing the real risk to life that the castle poses in its current condition. The idea that safety laws that prevent locals from voluntary making this site safe might result in a fatal accident is disgusting, but plausible. Action must be taken before it’s too late.”