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For information about archictecture in County Offaly the best place to start is www.buildingsofireland.ie which is the Deparment of Environment, Heritage and Local Government website.

Another very good site is the Dept of EHLG archeological site, which gives a lot of historical information and many of the protected structure are also on the sites and monuments record. www.archaeology.ie/en/

Useful publications include

• An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Offaly, Government of Ireland, 2006
• Living Under Thatch, Vernacular Arcitecture in County Offaly, Barry O'Reilly, Mercier Press, 2004

• Free A1 poster -Architecture in Offaly - email heritage@offalycoco.ie for a copy
• Protected Structures- Information Leafet from the Heritage Council
• Dept of EHLG for various guidance documents
• Designing Houses Creating Homes - Offaly County Council, 2008, (9.3MB) For guidelines on new building in the countryside.
• Energy Performance in Protected Structures, Planning Implications and Grants.Delivered by Rachel McKenna at Irish Georgian Society Seminar in Birr, 2009. (8MB powerpoint)