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O' Donovan's Bar

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O' Donovan's Bar
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Terraced two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1810, as part of a terrace of four with the adjoining buildings to the south. Now in use as public house. Pitched tile roof with rendered chimneystack and parapet. Red brick walls with recessed blind arches having limestone imposts to first floor openings, ashlar limestone quoins, and ashlar limestone continuous sill to second floor. Carved timber shopfront, c. 1930, comprising of timber fixed windows and timber panelled doors with fascia and carved cornice above. Replacement aluminium windows to upper floors.
Built as part of a group of four with the adjoining three buildings to the south, this group forms a well designed piece in the streetscape, comprising of a central pair flanked by recessed buildings to the north and south. The ashlar limestone quoins, string courses and imposts articulate the façade of this notable group, which is of apparent architectural design and detail.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20512453

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Michael O'Sheil, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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