St. Mary’s Church in Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland has been refurbished back to its former glory with the help of Cupa Natural Slate. This Gothic style church with towering steeple designed by distinguished Dublin architect, W.H Hague, is at the heart of the community. A sympathetic approach to the restoration of this significant local landmark building was required. Cupa’s Campo 98 slate was considered the ideal choice.

Campo 98’s strength and natural beauty complement and harmonise with the rest of the church and surrounding architecture perfectly. Campo 98 is a blue grey slate with a smooth surface and non-rusting metallic particles. Ideal for Ireland’s Atlantic weather, it is resilient to the elements and is available in a thickness of 5.5mm. Overall 1200 slates were used on the intricate roof design. Campo 98 will help ensure St. Mary’s continues to be a part of Carrick-on-Shannon’s historic environment for years to come.

Cupa Natural Slate, supplies around one in every four of the natural slate specified across the globe today. A unique barcode allocated to each crate of slate holds information regarding that slate’s quality, type and origin along with its test results and details of who worked on that particular batch. This ensures superior traceability and future matching. Campo 98 is tested in compliance with British and European Standards.
“There are many factors to be considered when choosing a material
for design roofing a building. However, if reduced carbon emissions and environmental impact are among the most important considerations,
there can be no better choice than natural slate.” Joan Walsh, Author and Consultant Geologist