Athy Town Hall, market house in County Kildare

What is recorded here

Athy Town Hall put the library and fire brigade under one roof. A splendid arrangement until somebody shouts ‘Fire!’ and gets told to lower their voice and check under F.

What do you know about this place?

Early Georgian market and court house, c. 1745, originally two-storey T-plan, with open arcade. Extended to front and rear c. 1800, raised a storey in 1913, with structural alterations. Rear altered 1970, rebuilding and restoration 1983-1990, with most features repaired, replaced and replicated. Now in civic, fire brigade and library use.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11505332

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.

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Pictures: Mgtmquinn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Andrewmc, Wikimedia Commons · CC0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Hello, I am Bruce on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; Alex Passmore, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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