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County Hall, Navan

County Hall is a municipal facility on Dublin Road in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. History The building, which was originally commissioned as a call centre for Quinn Insurance, was completed in early 2010. After Quinn Insurance went into administration in March 2010, Meath County Council, which had previously occupied ageing offices in Railway Street, acquired the building for €5.1 million in 2013. The county council then refurbished the building to a design by Bucholz McEvoy at a further cost of €2.1 million and then established its headquarters there in 2017. References
County Hall, Portlaoise

County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae, Port Laoise) is a municipal facility in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. History Originally meetings of Laois County Council were held in Portlaoise Courthouse. After the courthouse became inadequate, a purpose-built facility was built in May 1982. An extension, linked to the existing County Hall building by a single storey glazed corridor, was completed in 2007. References
County Hall, Roscommon

County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae, Ros Comáin) is a municipal facility in Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland. History Originally Roscommon County Council held its meetings in Roscommon Courthouse. The county council moved a new facility, which was designed by ABK Architects, in December 2015. It was officially opened by Denis Naughten, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in June 2016. The new facility received awards for Architectural Project of the Year and Sustainable Project of the Year at the CMG Irish Building & Design Awards 2016. References
Creggankeel Fort

Creggankeel Fort is a stone fort and National Monument located on the island of Inisheer, Ireland. It also contains a later Christian site, the Grave of the Seven Daughters. Location Creggankeel Fort is located in the eastern part of Inisheer, overlooking An Loch Mór (the Great Lake, the only freshwater on the island). History The name Creggankeel derives from the Irish creagáin chaoil, "narrow stony place." Stone forts ("cashels") of this type were mostly built in Ireland after the 1st century BC. The walls were reused in the 15th century as part of the outer walls of O'Brien's Castle. The Grave of the Seven Daughters (Cill na Seacht nIníon), also called An Chill Bheannaithe (the blessed graveyard) is an early Christian site associated with the female saint Moninne. It was established around the 5th or 6th century AD. Description The fort is formed from two square drystone walls with a cross inscribed onto a pillar-stone. The Grave of the Seven Daughters is the incomplete circuit of a cashel; there are sleeping niches in the walls reminiscent of the Roman catacombs. The foundations of other buildings are also evident. Nearby is a structure similar to one seen at Cashelmore (Clogher), County Sligo. References
Grace's Old Castle

Grace's Old Castle is a historic castle building in the centre of Kilkenny which has been extended to create the city's modern courthouse structure. It houses one of the oldest courthouses in the country. History Castle The current site of the courthouse in Kilkenny is on the site of the castle known as Grace's Old Castle. This was originally built by William le Gras some time before 1210, le Gras having been appointed constable and Seneschal of Leinster for life, and Governor of Kilkenny. Much of that original building was replaced over time though the family continued to use it as a private town residence until the building was leased to the State by the Constable of Kilkenny and owner James Grace in 1566. From that time, it began to be used as a gaol and by 1691 the building was in use as the County Gaol. Court The building first became a courthouse in 1792 when it was also used to hold sessions and assizes for the county. The Parliament Street Courthouse dates from 1786 so that from the 1790s the building housed the County Courthouse, County Gaol and City Gaol though it was also used intermittently for theatre performances, public meetings and elections. While it's believed that much of earlier remodeling work to transform the building was done by Sir Jerome Fitzpatrick, the current facade was constructed by architect William Robertson in 1824. As a courthouse the building still had seven cells for prisoners but was not considered to be well arranged as a modern gaol though it operated as the city's detention facility or bridewell from 1871 until 1946. In the 1920s, a timber-lined ceiling'd council chamber was added to the back of the building. There have been continuous upgrades and remodeling works to the building since, with the most recent in 2010. As of 2010, the Courthouse holds the Circuit and District Courts. Excavations In 2008, the area was the subject of an archaeological excavation by Maedbh Saunderson, in the course of which domestic medieval materials and burgage plots were uncovered, evidence of post-medieval structural development, as well as a prison burial plot and land drainage. See also List of historic houses in the Republic of Ireland References
Killaliathan Church

Killaliathan Church, also called Killagholehane Church, is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Limerick. Location The church is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) south of Broadford, County Limerick. History The site was the location of an earlier Christian church, established c. 1200 after a summer snowfall that covered the entire area, except for the field, so the church was dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows. The land was donated by the local rulers, the Uí Liatháin, and so it was named Cill Achadh Uí Liatháin, "church of Uí Liatháin's field," or Killaliathan. The original church was destroyed in war in 1302, and a new church erected in its place. This was called Killagholehane (Cill Deochain Liatháin, "Deacon Liathán's church"). Killaliathan Church was replaced by a new Church of Ireland church in the village of Broadford in 1812. The graveyard is still in use. Church The division of the east window into three lights is unusual. The baptismal font, a 15th-century tomb, and part of the sacristy still remain. A gallery once stood above the doorway. The tomb may belong to the famous Ó Dálaigh bardic family. References
Longford Courthouse

Longford Courthouse is a judicial facility in Main Street, Longford, County Longford, Ireland. History The courthouse, which was designed in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in around 1795. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing Main Street; there was a short flight of steps leading up to a doorway with Doric order columns supporting an entablature and a pediment. There was a Venetian window on the first floor, a pair of mullioned windows on the second floor and a pediment containing an oculus above. The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for Longford County Council. A county secretary's office was subsequently established in Dublin Road. The courthouse fell into a state of disrepair, and after the county council had moved to County Hall at Great Water Street in 1992 and the Courts Service had started using alternative premises in 1994, an extensive programme of refurbishment works was carried out and completed in 2006. References
Lotamore House

Lotamore House is a Georgian house in Cork, Ireland, which the residence of several Cork merchant families before being used by a number of businesses. Built c. 1780, the house was extended in the 1880s. Used as guesthouse for several years, by the beginning of the 21st century Lotamore House had fallen into disrepair. It was, however, renovated and reopened as a fertility clinic in 2017. House The lands at Lotamore were associated with the Galwey family, whose family seat was at Dundanion Castle, since at least the first-half of the 17th century. By the late 17th century, the land belonged to John and William Galwey and was leased to Robert and George Rogers, detailed in leases dated 1694 and 1720. Associated with the Rogers family of Lota into the 18th century, the central structure of the main house is a two-storey Georgian building built c. 1780. Located on a hill with views overlooking the River Lee, the house was extended in the Victorian 1880s. The house was let to the Honourable C.L. Bernard in 1837 and Frederick Hamilton nearer the middle of the 19th century. Sir William Bartholomew Hackett was the tenant near the latter end of the century before the house was sold to the Perrier family, a merchant family of Huguenot origin, and later occupied by Martin Francis Mahony and his descendants. The list of names also shown as private residents includes Harrison, Hackett, Lunham and Cudmore. After 1961 when the house was no longer a family residence, it served as the offices of the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes before becoming a twenty-room guesthouse which closed in 2006. Further development was halted with the downturn in the economy. Though the house was sold, the new owners went into receivership through Deloitte. There was a period when the house was occupied by a group, purporting to be a property trust, known as the Rodolphus Allen Family Private Trust. After a related court case concluded, and a number of squatters were removed, the house was eventually sold again. Between 2013 and 2017, Lotamore House was renovated and expanded, and redeveloped as a private fertility clinic. See also List of historic houses in the Republic of Ireland Lotabeg House References
Mullingar Courthouse

Mullingar Courthouse is a judicial facility in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. History The courthouse, which was designed by John Hargrave in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1828. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with seven bays facing Mount Street; the central section of five bays, which slightly projected forward, was arcaded on the ground floor and there were sash windows with segmental surrounds flanked by pilasters supporting an entablature on the first floor. At roof level, the central bay contained a raised panel which was flanked by volutes. The building was primarily used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, the Grand Jury Room also became the meeting place for Westmeath County Council. The county Council moved to County Hall on the opposite side of Mount Street in 1913. After being extensively refurbished and extended, it was re-opened by Frank Clarke, Chief Justice of Ireland, with Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan in 2018. References
Nenagh Courthouse

Nenagh Courthouse is a judicial facility at Banba Square in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. History The courthouse, which was designed by John B. Keane in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1843. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing Banba Square; there was a flight of steps leading up to a tetrastyle portico with Ionic order columns supporting an entablature and a pediment. The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for North Tipperary County Council. In 2002, three statues honoring Olympic champions with links to Nenagh, Matt McGrath, Johnny Hayes and Bob Tisdall, were unveiled in front of the courthouse. The county council moved to new Civic Offices in 2005 and the courthouse was subsequently refurbished. References
O'Brien's Castle (Inisheer)

O'Brien's Castle, also called Furmina Castle, is an early 15th century tower house and National Monument located on Inisheer, Ireland. Location O'Brien's Castle is located at one of the island's highest points, in the north of Inisheer. History A ringfort once stood on the site, named Dún Formna ("hillfort of the ridge/shoulder", referring to the "shoulder" of land) and dated to between the 5th century BC and 1st century AD. The castle was built by the Clann Teige, a branch of the powerful O'Brien (Uí Briain) family, in the early 15th century around 1400. It was taken by the Ó Flaithbheartaigh (O'Flahertys) around 1582. It was captured and slighted by Oliver Cromwell's army in 1652, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Building The castle is a rectangular donjon (keep). The original doorway was into the first floor, accessed by an external wooden stairs. The entire first floor was a great hall, with mural stairs up to the parapet. The ground floor was a basement or storage area with three vaulted chambers. The corbel of a bartizan is visible with a human face carved into it. References
Old Courthouse, Coleraine

The Old Courthouse is a former judicial facility on Castlerock Road in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is a Grade B1 listed building. History The foundation stone for the building was laid by a local magistrate, Charles Knox, on 24 November 1850. It was designed by Stewart Gordon in the Neoclassical style, built by Constantine Dornan and was completed in 1852. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing the corner of Castlerock Road and Captain Street Lower; the central section featured a tetrastyle portico with Doric order columns supporting a frieze and a pediment. A plaque carved with the date "1852" was carved into the stonework above the doorway. A small bridewell was added in 1859. Rowan observed that "the columns [were] too closely spaced for comfort". The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became a meeting place for Londonderry County Council. An extensive programme of renovation works was completed in 1908. In the 1960s, county leaders decided that the courthouse was too cramped to accommodate the county council in the context of the county council's increasing administrative responsibilities, especially while the courthouse was still acting as a facility for dispensing justice, and therefore chose to move to County Hall, conveniently located just to the north of the courthouse in Coleraine, in July 1970. After the judicial functions of the courthouse were transferred to modern facilities in Mountsandel Road, the courthouse on Castlerock Road closed in 1985. It was subsequently left empty and deteriorating until it was acquired by Wetherspoons who converted it for leisure use and re-opened it as a public house on 28 February 2001. After Wetherspoons decided to sell five public houses in the area, it was acquired by the Granny Annie's Group in November 2016. The new owners sought planning consent to extend the premises with the creation of a beer garden in August 2017 but indicated, in September 2019, that the venue would be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays as it was "a quite time of year". The Weatherspoons Chairman, Tim Martin, admitted in December 2019 that it had been a mistake to withdraw from the area. References
Oola Castle

Oola Castle is a tower house located in County Limerick, Ireland. Location Oola Castle is located 1 km (0.62 mi) east of the village of Oola. It lies in the Golden Vale, 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Limerick. It should not be confused with the castle in Ballyneety nearby, which is sometimes called "Oola Castle." History The current building dates to the late 16th century and was built by the O'Briens. It is classified as a "later" tower house; according to Claire Foley and Colm Donnelly, "greater provision of heat and light, married to Renaissance concepts of symmetry, was incorporated into the traditional building form to create a new tower-house paradigm, as expressed at buildings such as Oola [Castle]." In 1825, antlers of the giant deer ("Irish elk") were discovered; and, in 1828, a bronze trumpet, spear and arrowheads of bronze were found. All were placed in the museum of Trinity College, Dublin. Castle The castle is a square six-storey limestone tower house. There are circular bartizans on the northeast and southwest corners. The upper windows have hood moulding, and the east and west walls have their original fireplaces. When it was in use, it would have had whitewashed walls, gables crowned with chimneys and mullioned windows. References
Pallas Karting

The Pallas Karting, Pallas Karting Tynagh is a tarmac karting track near Loughrea, County Galway in Ireland. There is also a track configuration designed for rally and rallycross events. There are three track configurations: 500m beginners track, a 1500m advanced track, and a 2200m Rally track. Every year since 1999, Pallas Karting has hosted the National Karting Championships. In recent years, Pallas Karting secured the hosting of Rally Sprint events, and also hosted a round of Irish Rallycross Championship in 2019. Motor clubs such as Galway Motor Club and Ballynasloe Vintage Club have held events in Pallas Karting track. The track is approved by Motorsport Ireland. References External links Official Homepage Official Facebook page
Portlaoise Courthouse

Portlaoise Courthouse is a judicial facility in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. History The courthouse, which was designed by Sir Richard Morrison in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1805. It was re-modelled to the designs of James Rawson Carroll in 1875. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing Main Street with the end bays forming pavilions; the central section of three bays, which slightly projected forward, featured a doorway flanked by Doric order columns supporting an entablature and a panel; there were three sash windows on the first floor and a modillioned cornice at roof level. The building was primarily used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, the Grand Jury Room also became the meeting place for Laois County Council. After the courthouse became inadequate, the county council moved to County Hall in May 1982. In order to accommodate the large caseload of the court, which had become the second busiest in Ireland, in May 2019, the county council announced plans to build a new courthouse outside the town. A site for the new building was secured in November 2019. References
St Vincent's Hospital, Athy

St Vincent's Hospital, Athy (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Uinseann Áth Í) is a hospital located in Athy, Ireland. History Athy workhouse was established on the site under the Irish Poor Laws; it opened on 9 January 1844, just before the Great Famine. The Sisters of Mercy arrived as nursing sisters in 1873. In 1898, it became a County Home. 268 residents were transferred to the new St Vincent's Hospital on 3 April 1969. Services At present St Vincent's primarily provides geriatric care, including a residential care centre and day-care facilities for Alzheimer's patients. It is monitored by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). References
Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre

Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre is a national retail distribution centre located in Donabate, Fingal, Ireland. Built for and used by Tesco Ireland for distribution of a wide range of goods, as of 2022 it is the 12th-largest building by volume in the world, with a volume of 1,550,000 cubic metres (55,000,000 cu ft); for comparison, this is 42% of the volume of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building. History The distribution centre was developed by Tesco in 2007 at a cost of €60 million and immediately sold for €120 million in a sale and leaseback deal to a consortium assembled by KPMG. It is located in the local government area of Fingal, in the traditional County Dublin, near the M1 motorway. In 2014 it was sold to a South African property fund for €129 million. In 2019 it was sold to South Korean firm KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management for €160m. The area of land on which the building was constructed previously formed part of Newbridge Demesne. Use The facility employs over 600 people, and handles up to 1.5 million cases per week. It manages and distributes all ambient grocery (packaged and processed) and some non-food products for Tesco Ireland's network of 149 stores. It is laid out in 87 aisles of 31 bays, each 12.3 metres (40 ft) tall, with a storage capacity of 76,000 pallets. Staff wear arm-mounted terminals (AMTs) to monitor productivity, which attracted media criticism in 2013. See also List of largest buildings by usable volume References
Tullamore Courthouse

Tullamore Courthouse is a judicial facility in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland History The building, which was designed by John B. Keane in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1833. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing Cormac Street; there was a flight of steps leading up to a large hexastyle portico with Ionic order columns supporting an entablature and a modillioned pediment. The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for Offaly County Council. It was badly burnt in 1922 during the Irish Civil War and rebuilt to the designs of Thomas McNamara in 1925. After the county council had moved to Áras an Chontae in 2002, the courthouse was extensively refurbished in 2008. References
UCD Boat Club

UCD Boat Club or University College Dublin Boat Club, founded in 1917, is the rowing club of University College Dublin. It is based in Islandbridge in Dublin, along the River Liffey, and also trains on Blessington Lake. History Founding The club was founded as University College Dublin Rowing Club in 1917 and boated initially from Commercial Rowing Club and later from Dolphin Rowing Club in Ringsend. It was renamed University College Dublin Boat Club in 1926 and moved to Dublin Rowing Club in Islandbridge in 1928. First Success The club moved to its own boathouse in 1932 and soon won its first Wylie Cup in 1938, followed by its first Irish Championships for the Men's Senior 8+ in 1939 and 1940. Its first appearance at Henley Royal Regatta came in 1947, reaching the semi-final of the Thames Challenge Cup. This year also saw the first presentation of the Gannon Cup for competition between the club and Dublin University Boat Club, named in memory of Ciaran Gannon who captained UCD in 1937 and 1938, and died on active service with the RAMC in Burma in 1944. Five UCD rowers along with a UCD cox, coach and manager formed part of the Irish Men's 8+ at the 1948 Olympic Games. Growth The club developed strongly in the 1960s winning the Irish Men's Senior 8+ three times while its alumni club, Old Collegians, won a further two. This progress continued in the early 1970s when a crew nicknamed "The Animals" won three-in-a-row Irish Men's Senior 8+ titles before triumphing in the Ladies' Challenge Plate at Henley in 1974, the first Irish crew to win the event since 1875. Two members of the crew went on to represent Ireland in the Men's Coxless Four at the 1976 Olympic Games. This era of growth was capped by the foundation of UCD Ladies Boat Club in 1975 and moving to the current boathouse in 1977. Recent Years Both clubs have continued to compete with success, as UCD Boat Club, at the Irish Championships and Henley Royal Regatta, winning the Prince Albert Challenge Cup in 2010, while members have represented Ireland at multiple World Rowing events, including Paul O'Donovan and Claire Lambe at the 2016 Olympic Games. Facilities The club's own boathouse is in Islandbridge while its gym facilities are based on campus at University College Dublin. It also shares a boathouse at Blessington Lake with the Dublin Metropolitan group of rowing clubs. See also UCD Ladies Boat Club References External links Official website