National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks — Benburb Street

Attached three-bay two-storey guard house adjoining boundary wall of former Collins Barracks, erected c.1840, having steel and timber canopy supported on cast-iron columns to front (east) elevation. Now disused. Hipped slate roof, red brick chimneystacks, raised granite parapet with granite platband and fascia. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut snecked calp limestone walls. Cast-iron post box by W. T. Allen, c.1890, having insignia of Queen Victoria, to north elevation. Square-headed window openings with dressed granite surrounds, keystones, and sills throughout. Six-over-six pane timber sash windows to some, some partially blocked with timber frame windows to upper parts, some blind. Some having wrought-iron railings. Square-headed door openings to ground floor to front, dressed granite surrounds and keystones, timber battened door, overlight and granite step to one, other blind. Square-headed door opening to first floor to rear, dressed granite surround and keystone, timber battened door and tripartite overlight, accessible via flight of granite steps.