Peter McVerry Trust repurpose historic Charleville school building to provide social housing

The school has been a landmark on Charleville’s Main St since 1866 and was attended by former president and founder of Fianna Fáil Éamon de Valera.

Peter McVerry Trust’s new social housing project in Charleville redeveloped an historic old school building that had fallen into disuse. Photo: Peter McVerry Trust 

A new social housing scheme in an iconic Cork building where former president Éamon de Valera once attended school is an example of the model urban renewal taking place across the country, the Tánaiste has said.

Micheál Martin was speaking at the launch of new social housing in Charleville, Co Cork, in the historic old school building that had fallen into disuse for many years.