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school — Commandant P.J. Hogan Square

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school — Commandant P.J. Hogan Square
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Overview

school — Commandant P.J. Hogan Square is recorded as school in Tipperary. Detached seven-bay two-storey former technical school, built 1932, with three-bay end elevations and windbreak to front elevation having render cornice. Hipped slate roof with copper roof vent, cast-iron rainwater goods and render eaves course.

Why it was built

The saved account records: Detached seven-bay two-storey former technical school, built 1932, with three-bay end elevations and windbreak to front elevation having render cornice.

People and work

The saved account records: Hipped slate roof with copper roof vent, cast-iron rainwater goods and render eaves course.

How it changed

The saved account records: Painted rendered walls, roughcast to first floor, with render plinth, render plat-bands to ends of first floor elevation, render string course between floors and louvered vents under windows.

What survives

The saved account records: Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, render surrounds and timber windows.

Why it mattered

school — Commandant P.J. Hogan Square matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The large and imposing form of this building make it a notable feature on Hogan Square. Its entrance porch adds variety to the regular façade and the retention of cast-iron rainwater goods, limestone sills and timber casement windows enhances the heritage value of the structure. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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