Would buildings made from Irish wood be as strong as steel or concrete and would they last as long?

Question: Would buildings made from Irish wood be as strong as steel or concrete and would they last as long?
- Keywords:
  experiment,
  material,
  quirky
Asked by BlytheS to Caoimhe on 8 Nov 2014.
- Caoimhe O'Neill answered on 8 Nov 2014:
  
  Yes! We are going to have to find ways of improving the strength of the Irish wood by gluing on different materials etc but we can make it as strong as concrete/steel. And yes indeed it would last as long if not longer! There are timber buildings all over the world that are centuries old.

Question: Would buildings made from Irish wood be as strong as steel or concrete and would they last as long?