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Summerhouse
Summerhouse
Photograph of the Summerhouse (Knox's Bower), Woodstock Estate, Inistioge, County Kilkenny
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Bank Of Ireland (1979)
Bank Of Ireland (1979)
Digital reproduction of an original photograph. A large 2 storey stone building with original arched windows. Built in 1875, this building is an example of a rounded corner in Monaghan town. It also demonstrates the use of stone as a local building material. Originally built to house Hibernian Bank it now houses Bank Of Ireland.
Photograph kindly provided by Monaghan County Museum
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Church Square (1979)
Church Square (1979)
Church Square is a triangular space, dominated by St. Patrick’s (Church Of Ireland) Parish Church and the courthouse, both buildings of character and merit. The Church, built in 1836 has been described as ‘a very pleasing plain regency-gothic church in the Episcopalian tradition of the period, with tall pointed windows, needle sharp pinnacles between them, and a very nicely proportioned needle spire; the clock added in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of Edward II. The Courthouse, built in 1829 is ‘a handsome modern building of hewn stone, containing spacious courtrooms and all requisite offices, and in every respect well suited to its purpose’.
Permission to reproduce this photograph kindly granted by Monaghan County Museum
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Old Cross Square (1979)
Old Cross Square (1979)
Digital reproduction of an original black and white photograph. Taken in 1979, this image shows a section of Old cross Square, Monaghan - a rather shapeless open space on a slanting slope, traversed by the roadway, bored under by the turgid remains of the canal. This square is surrounded by a mixed bunch of 18th century modest houses, very variously treated – some obtrusively modernised. However as a group, they lend form and character to the square, notwithstanding the variety in their appearance. St. Macartans Catherdral is visible within the background of this photograph.
Permission to reproduce this photograph kindly granted by Monaghan County Museum
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Artisan Dwelling - Front Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr
Artisan Dwelling - Front Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr
The cottages at Sandymount Land were marked on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey maps of 1838, making them at least 150 years old. Attached to the cottages were small gardens or plots of around a hundred square meters. These kitchen gardens provided extra food for the labourer’s families in the cottages. The two-story house at the end of the lane differs from the other cottages both in terms of its size, but also in the materials used in its construction. Another notable feature of this house is the manner in which the front faces east, whilst on the other houses the front mostly faces west. The difference in character suggest an earlier date for this house.
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Birr Public House Frontage - Foster’s
Birr Public House Frontage - Foster’s
Modernised Public House Frontage
Courtesy of Offaly County Library
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Church Square2 2003
Church Square2 2003
This is an image of Church Square, Monaghan, taken from the traffic lights at the junction with Dawson Street. In it we can see St. Patricks Church in the background and a rounded corner building in the right foreground.
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The Earl of Strafford, Thomas Wentworth
The Earl of Strafford, Thomas Wentworth
This is a portrait of the Earl of Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, in 1641 from the original of Vandyke in the collection of The Right Honourable The Earl Egremont. Thomas Wentworth was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in the year 1632. Upon arrival in Ireland he set about converting Ireland into a loyal subject of the crown. In doing so he made a lot of advances in the economic, industrial and political growth of the country. However his intentions were not to the advantage of Ireland but purely for the benefit of England. He was most cruel and unsympathetic to the Irish and the English settlers in Ireland. Wentworth had a difficult relationship with the English parliament and in 1641 he was tried for plotting against England with an army of Irish men, when he was supposed to be commending an army to help the English defeat the Scottish. For this he was found guilty and was beheaded by order of King Charles I
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St John’s Hall, Birr
St John’s Hall, Birr
St John’s Hall Birr- This building erected in memory of John Clere Parson’s son of the 2nd Earl of Ross who died in 1828. It was built as a miniature Greek ionic temple and provided a focal point along he axis of two flanking rows of terraced houses.
Courtesy of Offaly County Library
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Artisan Dwelling - Rear Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr
Artisan Dwelling - Rear Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr
The cottages at Sandymount Land were marked on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey maps of 1838, making them at least 150 years old. Attached to the cottages were small gardens or plots of around a hundred square meters. These kitchen gardens provided extra food for the labourer’s families in the cottages. The two-story house at the end of the lane differs from the other cottages both in terms of its size, but also in the materials used in its construction. Another notable feature of this house is the manner in which the front faces east, whilst on the other houses the front mostly faces west. The difference in character suggest an earlier date for this house.