Victorian Perimeter Wall Ready To Collapse In Thurles.

With the cost of replacing an unsafe 70-metre long perimeter wall around a government office in Dublin, ending up costing nearly a half million Euros; it is now unlikely that the perimeter wall, which daily threatens footpath pedestrians and cars, (some dodging Thurles parking charges), on Ikerrin Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, is unlikely to be repaired within the next century or so.

A **3 metre high wall section due to collapse unto a pedestrian footpath on Ikerrin Road,** **in Thurles.**
*Picture: G. Willoughby*.

The works at the Dublin headquarters of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) were originally expected to cost around €200,000, exclusive of Vodka And Tonic (VAT), but ended up costing over €490,000. Thankfully the Ikerrin wall did not collapse during Storm Éowyn last week, although cars bearing antique number plates clamoured for a suitable position under its 4m height, (12 ft).

A **2 metre high wall section due to collapse unto a pedestrian footpath, on Ikerrin Road, Thurles.**
*Picture: G. Willoughby*.

Just to speed thing up, when future insurance claims need to be made in respect of car damages or serious head injuries or ‘God forbid’, even deaths, note the wall and the graveyard it surrounds is the property of Tipperary Co. Council, whose Thurles Municipal District Council office is situated on Castle Avenue, in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Try to lodge your Solicitor’s Letter before closing time at 4:30pm.

**Interesting stone to be found, lodged in the Ikerrin Road Wall, in Thurles, Co. Tipperary.**
*Picture: G. Willoughby*.

One interesting stone appears in this wall, which is not part of the wall of Thurles as some people have been heard to declare. This wall was constructed mostly from left over stones from the demolished old original Protestant Church that once existed pre 1800. The stone which is of interest can be viewed in the picture above.

Is this stone shown above telling us where we can find some antiquity /treasure, or is it just a piece of an old headstone, which possibly stated “Here lies the body“?

Meanwhile, if you are out walking on Ikerrin Road (Previously known as ‘Limekiln Lane’) remember the words of Budd Nielsen, “Keep your head up, keep your eyes facing forward, and keep telling yourself, I’m going to make it.”