page_title: Ardbraccan
section_title: Ardbraccan stone
hierarchical_section_title: Ardbraccan / Ardbraccan stone
caption_attribution_description: image of Leinster House. No copyright, my photograph
context_page_description: Ardbraccan is an ancient place of Christian worship in County Meath, Ireland. It is the location of the former residence of the Roman Catholic, then, after the Reformation, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath. It is located approximately 30 miles from Dublin.
context_section_description: Ardbraccan is also famous for its quarries that supplied cut stone for many Irish and British buildings. The most famous building built with Ardbraccan stone is Leinster House, once the Dublin residence of the Duke of Leinster, Ireland's premier peer, and now the seat of the Irish parliament, Oireachtas Éireann. Ardbraccan limestone was also used on the restoration of The Custom House in Dublin after it was burned down by the IRA in 1921.
caption: The Irish parliament building is built from Ardbraccan stone.
exif: {}