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Cathal Brugha Barracks — Military Road

sports hall/centre/gymnasium
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Cathal Brugha Barracks — Military Road
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Detached gable-fronted three-bay double-height gymnasium, built c.1890, having two-bay porch to front (north) elevation and single-storey flat-roofed extension to rear (south) elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof with continuous ridge lantern having clerestory windows, red brick chimneystack, timber bargeboards and cast-iron rainwater goods. Moulded brick eaves course to front and rear. Red brick laid in English bond to walls, with pilasters to east and west elevations and to central front and rear bays, and projecting corner-pilasters. Brick plinth courses to pilasters having moulded black brick coping. Black brick impost course to front apex. Round-headed window opening to front, flanked by lunette windows, with granite sills and timber framed windows. Segmental-headed window openings to ground level front elevation, having granite sills. Oculus to rear elevation, flanked by lunettes, with timber framed windows. Round-headed window openings to front of porch, having granite sills. Steel framed windows to clerestory. Square-headed door openings to east and west elevations, having render surrounds, canopies, and double-leaf timber battened doors. Round-headed door opening to east elevation of porch, with cut granite surround.

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