County Hall, Carrick-on-Shannon

Municipal building in County Leitrim, Ireland

53°56′40″N 8°05′53″W / 53.9444°N 8.0981°W / 53.9444; -8.0981Completed1810

County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae, Cora Droma Rúisc) is a municipal facility at St George's Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim, Ireland.

History

The former gaol, which was originally a much larger affair,[1] and the prison governor's house, a two-storey rendered building, were both completed in around 1810.[2] Both buildings were acquired by Leitrim County Council in 1902.[3] In 1968, a substantial part of the gaol was demolished leaving just the limestone guard building and the prison governor's house.[4] The county council, which had previously been based in the Carrick-on-Shannon Courthouse,[5] moved into the guardhouse, the prison governor's house and some newly built modern office facilities in 1994.[6] The complex was refurbished and further extended in 2017.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Leitrim County Council, Townparks, County Leitrim (Gaol guard building)". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Leitrim County Council, Townparks, County Leitrim (Prisoner Governor's House)". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Carrick-On-Shannon Gaol". Hansard. 11 November 1902. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Carrick-on-Shannon". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ "History". Dock Arts Centre. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Council to extend existing offices in Carrick-on-Shannon". Leitrim Observer. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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