NBHS Traditional Buildings Skills Training Spring-Summer 2025
The National Built Heritage Service is delighted to announce the programme for its Spring-Summer 2025 season of Traditional Building Skills Training Days.
The National Built Heritage Service has assembled a team of conservation experts and practitioners for a season of traditional building skills training days aimed mainly at owners of traditional buildings.
The season include two events for professionals and one event for experienced plasterers who wish to have an introduction to traditional lime plastering.
Attendance will greatly benefit owners of traditional buildings including owners of vacant traditional buildings who are considering undertaking the repair, reuse and retrofitting of their traditional building or who simply wishing to get accurate and impartial best conservation advice on the day-to-day maintenance of their home.
Date: 22-23 March
Title: Use of natural hydraulic lime (NHL) mortars with Dominic Keogh of Momento Mori Stonework
Aimed at: Beginners and Homeowners
Venue: Strokestown House, Roscommon
Price: €140
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Date: 22-23 March
Title: Introduction to drystone walling with the Drystone Wall Association of Ireland
Aimed at: Beginners and Homeowners
Venue: Mount Dalton, Westmeath
Price: €100
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Date: 4-5 April
Title: Use of hot lime renders with Damien Condon of Calx Restoration
Aimed at: Beginners and Homeowners
Venue: Killoran House, Tipperary
Price: €140
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Date: 5-6 April
Title: Use of earth mortars and the repair of traditional mud walled traditional houses with Tom Pollard and Noel O’Shaughnessy
Aimed at: Beginners and Homeowners
Venue: Pallasgreen, Limerick
Price: €140
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Date: 12 April
Title: “Taking on a Traditional House” with the National Built Heritage Service at a townhouse and former schoolhouse
Aimed at: Professionals (assigned certifier, planner or other related local authority & building professional)
Venue: Westport and Louisburgh, Mayo
Price: Free
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Date: 13 April
Title: The Repair and Reuse of Your Vacant Traditional Building with Tom Pollard
Aimed at: Owners of derelict traditional houses
Venue: Westport and Louisburgh, Mayo
Price: €70
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Date: 9-10 May
Title: Use of Traditional Lime Mortars (plasters & renders) with the Building Limes Forum Ireland (BLFI)
Aimed at: Experienced plasterers
Venue: Killoran House, Tipperary
Price: €140
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Date: 10 May
Title: Use of earth mortars and the repair of traditional mud walled traditional houses with Tom Pollard and Noel O’Shaughnessy
Aimed at: Professionals (assigned certifier, planners and other heritage/building professionals)
Venue: Pallasgreen, Limerick
Price: €100
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Date: 17-18 May
Title: Vernacular Furniture: Make a traditional 3 or 4 legged “creepie stool”
Aimed at: Beginners
Venue: Johnstown Castle, Wexford
Price: €140
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Date: 6 June
Title: Use of traditional hot lime mortars (plasters and renders)
Aimed at: Professionals (assigned certifier, planners and other heritage/building professionals)
Venue: Killoran House, Tipperary
Price: €100
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Date: 7-8 June
Title: Use of earth mortars and the repair of traditional mud walled traditional houses with Tom Pollard and Noel O’Shaughnessy
Aimed at: Beginners
Venue: Pallasgreen, Limerick
Price: €140
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Date: 12 June
Title: “Taking on a Traditional Farmhouse” with the National Built Heritage Service
Aimed at: Owners of derelict traditional farmhouses
Venue: Urlingford, Kilkenny
Price: Free
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Date: 21-22 June
Title: “Taking on a Traditional House” with the National Built Heritage Service
Aimed at: Owners of derelict traditional houses
Venue: Ballyjamesduff, Cavan
Price: Free
Information on the training days, including information on how to make your booking, is available in the NBHS Traditional Buildings Skills Training Spring-Summer 2025 Brochure
The National Built Heritage Service and their partners reserve the right to change the programme. Concession tickets for apprentices and students (over 18) are available for most events. The programme for Autumn-Winter 2025 season of Traditional Building Skills Training Days will be announced in May 2025