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First phase of Fota House work completed

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2001 / November 06 2001: First phase of Fota House work completed

The first phase of the Ł5 million restoration of historic Fota House near Cork has been completed at a cost of Ł3 million and by next March, the house will be open to the public.The painstaking restoration, involving highly specialised craftsmen, has been overseen by the Office of Public Works (OPW). Over the coming weeks, the UK firm, Robin Wade Design Partners, will begin furnishing the ground floor and installing multi-media units which will interpret its long and colourful history for visitors.

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