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Áras Pobail Ráth Caola — Main Street

court house, prison/jail
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Áras Pobail Ráth Caola — Main Street
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Formerly detached four-bay two-storey former courthouse and bridewell, built c. 1830, with gabled breakfront, and flanked by wings, that to east two-bay two storey with hipped roof, that to west single-bay two-storey with hipped roof. Pitched slate roof with render eaves course. Pediment to gabled breakfront with bell to top. Rendered wall with render plinth course and quoins. Square-headed recent carved limestone plaque to central bay. Recent clock inset to pediment. S quare-headed openings, those to main block and west wing with render surrounds and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Those to east wing with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to first floor with timber panelled double-leaf door, with carved limestone cornice above. Square-headed openings to ground floor with replacement fittings. Cut limestone flight of limestone steps to entrance. Cast-iron railings surmounted on cut limestone plinth wall to boundary. Circular-profile cast-iron piers to entrance with double-leaf cast-iron gates.

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