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served as a school, a library and even a sanatorium. Sharing the castle grounds is Damer House, named for local merchant John Damer, who came into possession of the castle in the eighteenth century. The house is a detached nine-bay three-story house over basement, built c.1730, with later five-bay two-storey U-plan wing to south-west. The grounds also include an impressive garden with a fountain, which makes Roscrea Castle a very pleasant destination for a day out. There is also a nearby restored mill displaying St Crónán’s high cross and pillar stone. Nearby within Roscrea, there is also a restored mill displaying St Crónán's high cross and pillar stone; this adds a further dimension of heritage within the town that can be explored and enjoyed by the visitor. The overall objectives of the project are: 1. to preserve, protect and maintain the Roscrea Castle / Damer House site, and ensure its visitation, accessibility and enjoyment do not undermine any aspect of its preservation; 2. to enhance the quality of the visitor experience and enhancement of capacity to host events 3. to optimise the management of visitor flows at the site; 4. to sustainably maximise the local economic impact and contribution of the monument; 5. to enhance the facilities in ways which complement and support wider local development initiatives and po