National award for Kerry forge restoration
National award winner: the restored forge at Churchill, Fenit, Co Kerry.
The Forge Project, Churchill, Co Kerry, has won one of the three awards in the “Celebrating the impact of Leader on Rural Communities” search for Ireland’s most popular rural development project.
In a public vote, the Spa Fenit Community Council’s project to acquire a derelict forge and use Leader rural development funding to restore the building as a tourist attraction and to maintain the area’s connection with forging, was the winner in the Economic Development, Enterprise Development and Job Creation category.
