A mud wall under construction. Photograph: John O’Brien

MUD and lime building workshops are to take place at Hastings Farmhouse in Shannon across the first week of October.

Dúchas na Sionna have announced details of two upcoming workshops in traditional Mud and Lime Building. The workshops which are supported by the Heritage Council will take place at Hastings Farmhouse in Shannon on Monday 30th September to Tuesday 1st October and Thursday 3rd to Friday 4th October.

Attendees at the recent Heritage Week Event at Hastings Farmhouse, Shannon were given a preview of the techniques that will be taught during the workshops.

These will be experiential two-day workshops on the use of mud as a building material for restoration, conservation and traditional building, together with the use of hot lime renders for external and internal breathable finishes.

The aim of the workshops is to give course participants a thorough grounding in traditional building techniques which are not only simple involving family and community participation but are also low cost and sustainable. The courses will be of interest to conservation professionals, building owners, administrators, homeowners and those proposing self-build and environmental building projects.

The courses will be delivered by the conservation team that has been drawn together by Dúchas na Sionna to work on the restoration of Hastings Farmhouse. They are Chris Southgate of Southgate Associates, Conservation Engineer, Colm Murray Conservation Architect, Eoin Madigan of Madigan Traditional Masonry and Damien Condon of Calx Renders. The tutors have many years’ experience and are passionate about disseminating knowledge of these traditional building materials and techniques. For more details and an application form email duchasnasionna@gmail.com.

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