A new lease of life for Mitchelstown Presentation Convent could be on the horizon, as a recent progress report on derelict sites revealed that some works have been carried out and ‘sale of property (is) almost complete’.

The item was among many derelict sites listed at a recent Fermoy Municipal District meeting, with Cllr Kay Dawson saying ‘it looks like good news’.

Councillors mentioned a letter they had received from Mitchelstown Heritage Society, who had been asking for an update, as they wish to see action that would reverse the current deplorable state of the convent.

Chairman of Mitchelstown Heritage Society Andrew Dineen …

 

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