Conservation in the Republic of Ireland is overseen by a number of statutory and non-governmental agencies, including those with responsibility for conservation of the built environment and conservation of the natural environment in Ireland. Conservation has sometimes been a contentious issue, with debates impacting its progress since the 1960s. Concrete initiatives are sometimes driven by European Union (EU) heritage protection and environmental policies, including EU environmental law , which – as a member – the Irish government is obliged to adopt and implement.
14-554: Ballingarry may refer to: Places [ edit ] Ballingarry, County Limerick , a village in County Limerick, Ireland Ballingarry, North Tipperary , a townland and civil parish in the north of County Tipperary, Ireland Ballingarry, South Tipperary , a village in the south of County Tipperary, Ireland Ballingarry Coal Mines in Ballingarry, South Tipperary Ballymagarry ,
28-478: A listed protected structure are obliged to prevent the structure from becoming endangered through damage or through neglect. As of 2020, the various Records of Protected Structures contained over 40,000 structures nationally. Ireland has been a member of UNESCO , the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, since 1961. As of 2020, there are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in
42-583: A national policy was adopted in the form of the National Monuments Act , which established preservation orders, listed national monuments, and outlined standards, prohibitions, and regulations of archaeological objects. The National Monuments Service, an agency of the Office of Public Works , is responsible for National Monuments. As of 2020, the National Monuments Service had responsibility for
56-720: A significant weaving and linen industry until the Great Famine of the mid-19th century. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Granagh-Ballingarry GAA , is primarily involved in hurling and camogie . The club's hurling team won the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2023. The Granagh-Ballingarry camogie team won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 1998, 1999 and 2003. The local association football (soccer) club, Ballingarry A.F.C. , won
70-534: A townland in Belfast, formerly named Ballingarry Other uses [ edit ] Ballingarry (horse) , Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse Ballingarry GAA , a gaelic sports club in south Tipperary, Ireland Ballingarry A.F.C. , a soccer club in County Limerick, Ireland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ballingarry . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
84-599: Is traditionally associated with the De Lacy family. The village's Church of Ireland church was built, in 1820, at the site of an earlier church and graveyard enclosure. The current Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and opened in 1879. These churches are among seven buildings, in Ballingarry, included in the Record of Protected Structures for County Limerick. Ballingarry had
98-465: The 2016 census . Evidence of ancient settlement around Ballingarry includes several ringfort and holy well sites. A number of early medieval religious houses, including a preceptory associated with the Knights Templar or Knights Hospitaller , were founded nearby from the 12th century. On Knight Street, within the village, is the 15th century Ballingarry Castle. This Norman tower house
112-532: The Desmond League Premier Division in 2003/2004. This article related to the geography of County Limerick , Ireland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Record of Protected Structures Heritage conservation has been in place in Ireland since the formation as the state, with structures protected under local, national and international legislation. In the 1930s,
126-876: The Republic of Ireland . These structures are in the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath and on Skellig Michael in County Kerry. A number of non-government and voluntary organisations (including An Taisce (the National Trust for Ireland), the Dublin Civic Trust , the Irish Landmark Trust , and the Mining Heritage Trust of Ireland ) undertake architectural conservation projects on a non-statutory basis. One of
140-472: The conservation of approximately 1,000 individual structures at over 760 different sites. The Planning and Development Act 2000 establishes that each regional planning authority (administered by county and city councils in Ireland ) is responsible for maintaining a Record of Protected Structures . These structures may be protected for conservation from an architectural, historical, archaeological, cultural, social or technical perspective. Owners or occupiers of
154-584: The earliest environmental conservation initiatives in Ireland involved the hosting of an international wildlife seminar in 1970, which was part of its contribution to the European Conservation Year. This seminar played a role in the creation of the Forest and Wildlife Service, which was created in response to the seminar's recommendation for a centralized conservation agency in Northern Ireland. One of
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#1732844323189168-582: The garden') is a village in County Limerick , Ireland. It is located near the village of Granagh and between the towns of Rathkeale and Kilmallock on the R518 road . Ballingarry lies in a civil parish of the same name, and within the ecclesiastical parish of Ballingarry-Granagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick . The village had a population of 570 as of the 2022 census , up from 521 at
182-483: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballingarry&oldid=1127389537 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ballingarry, County Limerick Ballingarry ( Irish : Baile an Gharraí , meaning 'town of
196-710: The primary functions of the agency involves the identification of sites for conservation purposes. As of the 21st century, government agencies with responsibility for the protection and conservation of the natural environment include the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment , Environmental Protection Agency , and National Parks and Wildlife Service . The Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1963 also affords some responsibility for environmental protection to local authorities in Ireland , who can control development in areas "outstanding natural beauty and/or special recreational value" by designating them
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