
What is recorded here
Detached single-bay single-storey former workhouse morgue, built c.1841. Altered c.1980 for use as storage shed. Pitched slate roof with raised cement verges and clay ridge tiles. Constructed of coursed rubble limestone with loop hole window openings to the gable ends. Round-headed doorcase to north gable. Square-headed opening to street frontage (now blocked) was formerly used for moving coffins. Located to northwest of former workhouse administration block (15004036).
A small but well-built structure that retains its original mass and character. Forms part of an important group of buildings associated with the former Athlone Union Workhouse.
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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