Fears for old school hit by fire in Galway

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 1999 / December 29 1999: Fears for old school hit by fire in Galway

An Taisce has expressed concern about one of Galway's finest Georgian buildings, the Grammar School, after a fire destroyed its roof some weeks ago. The 19th-century school in College Road has been the subject of a derelict buildings order since a previous fire in 1996. An Taisce has called on Galway Corporation to take legal action to secure the order so the building will not be lost. Earlier this month Galway Fire Brigade spent several hours fighting the fire, which caused internal structural damage. Regarded as the city's most prestigious building, the school was built in 1815 by the prominent architect, Sir Richard Morris. It was run by the Erasmus Smith Foundation, and was sold by the Protestant community in Galway in the 1950s to the university, for use by the college's department of oceanography.

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