Client: Tipperary Co Co

Designer: Cathal O’Meara, Landscape Architects

Conservation Architects:   David Kelly Partnership Chartered Engineers

Archaeologist:    Mary Henry Archaeological Services Limited

Location: Fethard, Co Tipperary

Brief Overview:
The project involved the creation of a public park at Burke Street, Fethard. The new park is situated on the eastern side of the medieval town wall of Fethard, in an Architectural Conservation Area.

Key Elements:

• PSCS role for the duration of the works.

• Demolition of the existing facades at Burke Street, removal of some block boundary walls to north of site and removal of existing Leylandii trees – to east of site

• Grading of existing site under archaeologist supervision.

• Masonry Repairs to the existing (non historic) wall at the east of the site and to the Historic Wall/Gable end buttress within proposed entrance plaza (Burke Street end of site)

• Construction of new block boundary wall at east of site

• Installation of drainage from the north to the south end of the site

• Construction of a new RC path through the site.

• Construction of new RC steps, walls, bench’s and raised planter beds

• Laying of the new Limestone paving and strip paving throughout the site

• Construction of new Boundary fencing, handrail and gates

• Installation of proposed lighting and CCTV to town walls and Burke Street Plaza 

• Landscape Planting