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The Methodist Church Birr
The Methodist Church Birr
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Postcard view of St. John's Mall
Postcard view of St. John's Mall
The 2nd Earl of Rosse developed St. John’s Mall in the 1830’s. It has been described as a crescent shaped green surrounded by Georgian residences. The monument seen here is of the third Earl William and was erected in his memory by public subscription in 1876
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Artisan Dwellings - Terraced Houses, Eden Row, Birr
Artisan Dwellings - Terraced Houses, Eden Row, Birr
These fine houses along Eden Road reflect a concern for the homes of the working class rarely found in Ireland. These well-built houses were designed not simply to provide a roof over the heads of their inhabitants but also to improve the general look of the town. Some of the design features on the houses at Eden road such as the wooden porches, carved wood gable ends and other wooden elements can be found on other 19th century cottages around the town such as those in Brendan street an Cappaneale. These cottages won a Royal Agricultural Society medal in the 1870. Note circular windows, original doors and carved porches.
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1909 Jenkins Advert
1909 Jenkins Advert
This is an advert which appeared in the Co. Monaghan Directory of 1909. A. Jenkins was well established in 1909 and the business remained in the family for a further 80 years or so.
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View of the Diamond 2003
View of the Diamond 2003
This is a view of a section of the diamond in Monaghan.
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Parsonstown Workhouse
Parsonstown Workhouse
Parsonstown Workhouse was built in 1842 to accommodate 700 inmates. Like all of the workhouses built after the passage of the 1838 Poor Law it was built to a standard Neo-Gothic Design. Male and Female quarters were separate . The workhouse was built to deal with the growing problem of poverty in 19th century Ireland. The Workhouse was managed by a Board of Guardians made up typically of prominent local landlords and businessmen. They met weekly to discuss the day to day management of the workhouse. Minutes of these meetings show that they were concerned with such matters as ordering of provisions
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Portumna Abbey, Co. Galway
Portumna Abbey, Co. Galway
Portumna Abbey, Co. Galway. Interior view from the chancel, through the buttresses of the crossing tower to the nave and west gable of the church
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Bolton Hall
Bolton Hall
Bolton Hall, Rathfarnham, County Dublin
Reproduced by kind permission of Duchas
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The keep of Carrickfergus Castle, co. Antrim
The keep of Carrickfergus Castle, co. Antrim
The keep of Carrickfergus Castle, co. Antrim. A Norman stronghold founded by John De Coursy about 1180
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Ballinacorney House
Ballinacorney House
Ballinascorney House, Tallaght, South Dublin County
Reproduced by kind permission of Duchas