Sir, – I would like to add my voice to that of Brendan Lynch (September 22nd) regarding Oliver Goldsmith's Lissoy parsonage in Co Westmeath. My last visit there was five years ago, when evidence of the neglect was already apparent. Sadly, without concerted pressure from local public opinion, it would seem unlikely that the council will take the initiative.
“A stitch in time saves nine”, however, and it would be in the interest of all concerned to expedite the matter. – Yours, etc,
JOHN McCANN,
Mapas Avenue,
Dalkey,
Co Dublin.
