About the Community Monuments Fund
The Community Monuments Fund was first established under the Jobs Stimulus Package in July, 2020, when Minister Noonan announced an allocation of €1.4m for expenditure on improvements to archaeological monuments.
The main aims of the Community Monuments Fund are the conservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of local monuments and historic sites. It has a number of funding streams aimed at enabling conservation works to be carried out on monuments which are deemed to be significant and in need of urgent support, encouraging access to monuments and improve their presentation and also to build resilience in monuments to enable them to withstand the effects of climate change.
The Community Monuments Fund invests essential capital in our valuable archaeological heritage and helps owners and custodians of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future for the benefit of communities and the public.
The fund is administered by the National Monuments Service of the Department through the Local Authorities.
What are Grants Available for?
The Community Monuments Fund has 3 Streams:
Stream Available Funding Maximum Grant Stream 1 Grants up to €85,000 that are aimed at essential repairs 100% of eligible and capital works for the conservation and repair of costs archaeological monuments. Stream 2 Grants of up to €30,000 for development of Conservation 100% of eligible Management Plans/Reports that are aimed at identifying costs measures for conservation of archaeological monuments and improving public access. Stream 3 Grants of up to €30,000 for enhancement of access 100% of eligible infrastructure and interpretation (including virtual/online) costs at archaeological monuments (including COVID 19 protection measures).
Who Could Apply?
The Community Monuments Fund provides capital funding for projects involving: (i) Archaeological monuments that are included in the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) under the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended). (ii) Archaeological monuments included in the Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) as compiled by the National Monuments Service.
Eligible projects were drawn from the following categories:
a) projects proposed by a Local Authority in relation to archaeological monuments in public ownership, where a clear heritage focus and community or public benefit has been demonstrated; b) projects proposed by a Local Authority on foot of applications from private applicants who are the owners or custodians of relevant archaeological monuments where there is a tangible public benefit; c) projects with a clearly defined heritage focus and community or public benefit proposed directly to the Department by a State-funded organisation working in the heritage area.
What has been awarded under CMF2021
No of Applications Value of Applications Awarded Awarded Stream 1 52 €2,603,120 Stream 2 66 €1,243,595 Stream 3 21 €363,346 139 €4,210,061
Stream 1
CMF ID No Local Authority Site/Monument/Project Award
CMF21-1-CW001 Carlow 16th century Hartpole Effigy €22,045.70
Church of the Rath,
CMF21-1-CV001 Cavan €25,710.00 Killeshandra Castlerahan Church and
CMF21-1-CV002 Cavan €76,177.00 Graveyard
CMF21-1-CL001 Clare Clonrush Burial Ground €30,351.00
CMF21-1-CC001 Cork City Blarney Castle €55,000.00
CMF21-1-CC002 Cork City St. FinnBarrs Cathedral €34,891.00
CMF21-1-CO002 Cork County Kilgullane Church €20,000.00
CMF21-1-CO004 Cork County Walterstown Bawn Walls €48,769.75
CMF21-1-CO005 Cork County Druntarriff Church €33,390.50 CMF21-1-DR001 DL Rathdown Puck's Castle €32,934.55 St.Catherines Church and
CMF21-1-DG001 Donegal €50,000.00 Graveyard, Killybegs
Killmacrenan Church and
CMF21-1-DG002 Donegal €76,539.00 Graveyard
CMF21-1-DC002 Dublin City Clontarf Graveyard €70,000.00
CMF21-1-DC003 Dublin City Drimnagh Castle €42,308.00
CMF21-1-DC004 Dublin City DonnyBrook Graveyard €70,000.00
CMF21-1-DF001 Fingal Castleknock Castle €70,000.00
CMF21-1-DF002 Fingal Kilsallaghan Graveyard €36,189.00
Burial site, Windmill Lands,
CMF21-1-DF003 Fingal €33,948.00 Swords Spanish Arch, Galway City
CMF21-1-GC001 Galway City €49,690.50 walls
CMF21-1-GC002 Galway City Tirellan Tower House €70,000.00
Abbeygormican Ecclesiastical
CMF21-1-GA001 Galway County €70,000.00 Site, Ballinasloe
Dolphin Burial Tomb,
CMF21-1-3-GA001 Galway County €22,000.00 Bullaun Graveyard
CMF21-1-GA003 Galway County Kilclooney Tower House €70,000.00
CMF21-1-KE001 Kerry Ballinskelligs Castle €77,705.00
CMF21-1-LA001 Laois Killabban Church €31,053.00
Old St.Peters Church and
CMF21-1-LA002 Laois €59,525.00 Graveyard, Portlaoise
CMF21-1-LA003 Laois Dysert Enos Church €66,407.00
CMF21-1-LE001 Leitrim Gubalaun Abbey €85,000.00
CMF21-1-LI002 Limerick Clonshire Church €70,000.00
CMF21-1-LF001 Longford Abbeyschrule Castle €70,000.00 Featherbed Lan Town Walls,
CMF21-1-LH001 Louth €21,330.00 Drogheda
CMF21-1-MA001 Mayo Kill Abbey €37,807.00
CMF21-1-ME001 Meath Beaubec Gatehouse, Beymore €63,486.00
CMF21-1-MO001 Monaghan Clones Stone Shrine €18,163.00
CMF21-1-MO002 Monaghan Killeevan Church €50,000.00
CMF21-1-OF001 Offaly Castlearmstrong Castle €63,420.00 CMF21-1-OF002 Offaly Blundell Castle €65,000.00
CMF21-1-RO001 Roscommon Rahara Church €61,052.00
CMF21-1-RO002 Roscommon Kilteevan Church €40,000.00
CMF21-1-SL001 Sligo Moygara Castle €84,979.25
CMF21-1-SL002 Sligo Easky Abbey €20,650.00
CMF21-1-TI001 Tipperary Coolquill Castle €58,215.05
CMF21-1-TI002 Tipperary PallasDorrha Church €27,187.78
CMF21-1-TI004 Tipperary Carney Castle €50,942.00
CMF21-1-WA001 Waterford Kilgobnet Church €8,000.00
CMF21-1-WA002 Waterford Knockboy Church €8,500.00
CMF21-1-WA003 Waterford Molana Church: €50,000.00
CMF21-1-WM001 Westmeath Athlone Town Walls €40,082.00
CMF21-1-WM002 Westmeath Fore Gaol €70,000.00
CMF21-1-WM003 Westmeath Kilbixy Leper Hospital €54,672.72
CMF21-1-WX001 Wexford Mountgarret Castle €70,000.00
CMF21-1-WX002 Wexford Fethard Castle €70,000.00 TOTAL €2,603,120.80
Stream 2
CMF ID No Local Authority Site/Monument/Project Award
CMF21-2-CL001 Clare Kilkerrin Battery €29,129.00
Templemaley Church and
CMF21-2-CL002 Clare €13,478.00 Burial Ground
CMF21-2-CL003 Clare Kilfenora Cathedral €29,950.00
CMF21-2-CC001 Cork City Ballincollig Gunpowder Mill €30,000.00
CMF21-2-CC002 Cork City Rathcooney Church €12,000.00
CMF21-2-3-CO001 Cork County Templebreedy Graveyard €15,000.00
CMF21-2-CO001 Cork County Togher Castle €15,584.00
CMF21-2-CO002 Cork County Youghal Town Walls €27,904.50
CMF21-2-CO003 Cork County Drumcarriff Church €8,118.00
CMF21-2-CO004 Cork County Spike Island €4,305.00
CMF21-2-DR001 DL Rathdown Carrickbrennan Graveyard €23,000.00
Williamstown Martello
CMF21-2-DR002 DL Rathdown €27,060.00 Tower
CMF21-2-DG001 Donegal Malin Well Church €19,311.00
CMF21-2-DG002 Donegal Doon Fort €22,235.00
O'Doherty's Keep Towr
CMF21-2-3-DG001 Donegal €20,602.50 House, Buncrana
CMF21-2-1-DC001 Dublin City St Nicholas within Church €20,000.00
CMF21-2-DC001 Dublin City Bluebell Graveyard €11,070.00
CMF21-2-DC002 Dublin City St Candices Graveyard €29,520.00
CMF21-2-DC003 Dublin City Merrion Graveyard: €11,070.00
CMF21-2-DF001 Fingal St Columbas Towers €26,610.00
CMF21-2-DF002 Fingal Malahide Abbey €24,600.00
CMF21-2-DF003 Fingal St Catherine’s Church, Rush €24,600.00
Lanistown Castle, Donabate
CMF21-2-DF004 Fingal and St Marnock’s Church €24,600.00 Portmarnack
Spanish Arch, Galway City
CMF21-2-GC001 Galway City €29,889.00 walls
CMF21-2-GC002 Galway City Tirellan Merlin Public Realm €30,000.00 Kilbought Church and
CMF21-2-GA001 Galway County €15,000.00 Graveyard Galway County Kiltartan Church and
CMF21-2-GA002 €16,000.00 Graveyard Galway County Killora Church and
CMF21-2-GA003 €16,000.00 Graveyard, Craughwell
CMF21-2-GA004 Galway County St. Kerrills Abbey €15,867.00
CMF21-2-KE001 Kerry Castleisland Castle €21,516.00
CMF21-2-KE002 Kerry Cloghane Churches €7,134.00
CMF21-2-KD001 Kildare The Curragh €24,292.50
CMF21-2-KK001 Kilkenny Abbey Quarter €30,000.00
St Bridget’s Church &
CMF21-2-LA001 Laois Graveyard, Kilbreedy, €8,610.00 Rathdowney
CMF21-2-LA002 Laois The Heath €22,173.85
CMF21-2-LE001 Leitrim Kilbride Church €18,450.00
CMF21-2-LI001 Limerick Croom Castle €30,000.00
CMF21-2-LI002 Limerick St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick €25,000.00
CMF21-2-LI003 Limerick Port Castle €12,300.00
CMF21-2-LF001 Longford Rossduff Castle €13,062.60
CMF21-2-1-LH003 Louth Taaff's Castle €25,000.00
CMF21-2-LH002 Louth Glaspistol Castle Towerhouse €2,829.00
Knockatemple Ecclesiastical
CMF21-2-MA001 Mayo €6,888.00 Site
CMF21-2-MA002 Mayo Kilgeever Abbey €11,685.00
CMF21-2-ME001 Meath Babe’s Bridge, Navan €22,033.00
CMF21-2-ME002 Meath Navan town walls €14,760.00 St. Erc's Hermitage, Slane
CMF21-2-ME003 Meath €30,000.00 Castle
CMF21-2-ME004 Meath St. Michael's Priory, Duleek €30,000.00
CMF21-2-MO001 Monaghan Errigal Truagh Church €19,750.60
CMF21-2-OF001 Offaly Seir Kieran Monastic Site €5,000.00
CMF21-2-SL001 Sligo Doonfore Castle €25,000.00
CMF21-2-SL002 Sligo Enniscrone Castle €14,000.00
CMF21-2-SL003 Sligo St. Fechins Church €18,372.75
CMF21-2-3-SL002 Sligo Kilross Stone €11,635.80
CMF21-2-3-TN001 Tipperary Moanincha Abbey, Roscrea €12,000.00 CMF21-2-TN001 Tipperary Carrick on Suir Clock Tower €19,680.00
CMF21-2-WA001 Waterford Ardmore Roundtower €19,680.00
CMF21-2-WM001 Westmeath Killefree Church €22,509.00
CMF21-2-WM002 Westmeath Monasset Tower House €14,356.00
Court Devenish 17th Century
CMF21-2-WM003 Westmeath €22,699.00 House, Athlone
CMF21-2-WM004 Westmeath St. Owens Church, Ballymore €13,407.00
CMF21-2-WI001 Wicklow Dunganstown Castle €2,767.50
CMF21-2-WI002 Wicklow Arklow Castle €12,730.00
Historical Graveyards Project (Ballymaghroe
CMF21-2-WI003 Wicklow €25,539.00 Mullinacuffe and Whitefield)
Kilbride Church and
CMF21-2-WI004 Wicklow €7,203.85 Graveyard Health Service
CMF21-2-HS001 Carr’s Hill Graveyard, Cork €29,028.00 Executive TOTAL €1,243,595.45
Stream 3
CMF ID No Local Authority Site/Monument/Project Award
CMF21-3-CV001 Cavan Enniskeen Exhibition €19,747.50
Hugenot Cemetery, Merrion
CMF21-3-DC001 Dublin City €17,484.50 Row
CMF21-3-DC002 Dublin City Cabbage Garden Graveyard €17,484.50
CMF21-3-DC002 Dublin City Ballylough Jewish Cemetery €20,000.00
Portrane-Donabate Peninsula
CMF21-3-DF001 Fingal Heritage Audit & €29,520.00 Interpretation Plan
CMF21-3-KK001 Kilkenny St. Lactains Church €29,428.00
CMF21-3-LA001 Laois Killabban Church €11,594.00 CMF21-3-1- Mayo Killmovee Heritage Trail €9,792.00
MA002
CMF21-3-ME001 Meath Beaubec Gatehouse, Beymore €6,000.00
CMF21-3-OF001 Offaly Lynally Church €1,340.00
Rathcroghan Archaeological
CMF21-3-RO002 Roscommon €15,503.20 Complex
Church & Mausoleum
CMF21-3-RO003 Roscommon €30,000.00 Strokestown Park
CMF21-3-SL001 Sligo Green Fort, Sligo €30,000.00
CMF21-3-DS001 South Dub St Finnians Church €16,421.59
CMF21-3-WA001 Waterford Woodstown Viking Site €15,000.00
No.1 Gun Battery,
CMF21-3-WM001 Westmeath €25,782.00 Ranelagh, Athlone
CMF21-3-WM002 Westmeath Mayne Bronze Age Trackway €29,150.00
CMF21-3-WX001 Wexford Carrick Ringfort €22,780.00 Wicklow Town Archaeology
CMF21-3-WI001 Wicklow €7,800.00 Project
CMF21-3-WI003 Wicklow Baltinglass Hillforts Study €2,000.00
CMF21-3-WI005 Wicklow Whitfield Graveyard €6,519.00 TOTAL €363,346.29