Historic village tower should pass to the people

IT IS suggested that in the interests of “health and safety” Cork County Council will propose that a large part of the funds which have been ringfenced to restore the historic Innishannon Tower in Co Cork will be used not only to clear the debris left after the collapse of part of the structure in the winter of 2007 but also to reduce the height of the rest of the tower.

Reducing its height will of course destroy the integrity of the structure and probably ensure that it is never renovated to its former glory.

For Cork County Council this tower, which was part of the ancient church and graveyard gifted to them some years ago by the Church of Ireland, is a continual liability for which there is an immediate call for funds and for which there will be intermittent requirements for funding for all time.