
What is recorded here
Ashlar limestone gate piers and plinths, erected 1839, flanking vehicular and pedestrian gateways, with limestone wheel-guards, eagles surmounting central piers, and with replacement cast-iron railings and gates.
These piers flank the three hundred yards long avenue to the former Saint Patrick's Seminary and provided a suitably prestigious context for such an important building. Now somewhat overshadowed by the cathedral gates opposite, this entranceway nonetheless provides interest to the streetscape. The eagles are said to have been added in 1850 to commemorate the Synod of Thurles.
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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