Home » Breaking News » Oatfield uses lockdown time well to access repair funding Michael Tynan of te Oatfield Church renovation committee have secured funding under the Historic Structure Fund for upgrade and repair works at the historic church. Photograph by John Kelly Oatfield uses lockdown time well to access repair funding May 27, 2021 MONTHS of lockdown were put to good use with a successful application for funds to enhance one of the region’s oldest churches. The community who look after Oatfield Barn Church, one of just of three of its kind which still survive in Ireland, were able to use the time to make a successful application for a conservation grant under the Historic Structure Fund.