In conjunction with Sallins GAA, I’ve had some success making chapel lane safer and managed to keep intact some local history. The chapel on Chapel Lane in Sallins has long disappeared but one relic from a by-gone era has survived. Next to the gates of the GAA grounds is an historic holy well situated below street level.
After the matter was raised at the Sallins GAA AGM, in my role as member of the council’s Heritage Committee, I undertook to address it. I recently arranged for safety railings to be installed to prevent people falling in to the well, particularly younger children who frequent the GAA grounds. The GAA club were also keen to preserve this local piece of history.