O'Carroll Associates
Architects and Conservation
Consultants
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HeritageThe OCA Practice have been accredited Conservation Architects and have considerable experience in dealing with all aspects of Historical Buildings, be they National Monuments or recently declared “Protected Structures”. Indeed, buildings designed ab initio by OCA are now “Protected Structures” in themselves, which gives an indication of the quality of the work carried out by this Practice. The Senior Partners have been involved in such Projects and are aware of the need for clear decision making procedures and a sound knowledge of refurbishing and construction methods. The partners of OCA take part annually in the Continuing Professional Development - CPD Courses - run by the RIAI, including those specifically dedicated to the preservation of Irish Heritage. OCA lists, for
consideration, examples of the work undertaken by the Practice, from the smaller
Project at about €20,000, over a period of months, to the multi-million EU
Project over a period of years. Listed
by chronological order.
MISCELLANEOUS
INFORMATION
Over
the last decades, OCA has designed and supervised in Ireland and Overseas, the
construction of numerous office buildings, schools, churches, convents, health
care facilities of all kinds, hotels, factories and commercial outlets.
It has always had a special interest in refurbishment and in the
historical side of many buildings. Extensive
research has been done in the Public Records Office and in the early 1970s
copies of all the “Fair Plans” of Roscommon were made.
The history of Roscommon town has been carefully catalogued and
cross-referenced by OCA. Brian F
O’Carroll is the Chairman of the Roscommon Millennium Trust, whose main
objective is to promote tourism around Roscommon Castle and its surrounds.
Mary O’Carroll is
Secretary of the Roscommon Heritage Group, looking after all items of Heritage
in the Roscommon Region. Both Brian F and Mary O’Carroll have lectured extensively on historical aspects. Both are members of the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society and the Royal Society of Antiquities of Ireland, the Irish Georgian Society etc.
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