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Councillors agree to save Yeats' home

South Dublin County Councillors this evening agreed to include the former home of poet and writer, WB Yeats at Riversdale House, Rathfarnham, County Dublin in the Council's list of protected buildings. Last year a development company applied for permission to demolish the house and build apartments on the four-acre site. Objections to the preservation plan have to be lodged before the end of next month and the Council must give the final go-ahead for inclusion in the protection list by the 13th of June.

Some councillors suggested that the house should be turned into a tourism, cultural, archives or conference centre but wanted to know who would pay for the work. A number of speakers suggested that the money could come from the National Heritage Service, big business or universities that are interested in Yeats.

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