National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks — Benburb Street

Attached three-bay two-storey guardhouse adjoining boundary wall of former Collins Barracks, erected c.1840, having steel and timber canopy supported on cast-iron columns and calp limestone piers to front (west) elevation. Now disused. Hipped slate roof, red brick chimneystack, raised granite parapet with granite platband and fascia. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked calp limestone walls, cut calp block-and-start quoins. Remains of cast-iron post box to front, now in disrepair. Square-headed window openings with dressed granite surrounds, keystones, and sills throughout. Six-over-six pane timber sash windows and timber framed windows, some partly blocked, some wholly blocked, some having wrought-iron railings. Square-headed door opening to ground floor to front, dressed granite surround and keystone, timber battened door, overlight and granite step. Square-headed door opening to first floor to rear (east) elevation, dressed granite surround and keystone, timber battened door and tripartite overlight, accessible via flight of granite steps.