County Hall, Carrick-on-Shannon

County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae, Cora Droma Rúisc) is a municipal facility at St George's Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim, Ireland.

County Hall, Carrick-on-Shannon
Áras an Chontae, Cora Droma Rúisc
The former guard building now used by the county council, with modern office facilities behind
County Hall
Location within Ireland
General information
Town or cityCarrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim
CountryIreland
Coordinates53.9444°N 8.0981°W / 53.9444; -8.0981
Completed1810

History

The former gaol, which was originally a much larger affair,[1] and the prison governor's house, a two-storey rendered building, were both completed in around 1810.[2] Both buildings were acquired by Leitrim County Council in 1902.[3] In 1968, a substantial part of the gaol was demolished leaving just the limestone guard building and the prison governor's house.[4] The county council, which had previously been based in the Carrick-on-Shannon Courthouse,[5] moved into the guardhouse, the prison governor's house and some newly built modern office facilities in 1994.[6] The complex was refurbished and further extended in 2017.[7]

References
  1. "Leitrim County Council, Townparks, County Leitrim (Gaol guard building)". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. "Leitrim County Council, Townparks, County Leitrim (Prisoner Governor's House)". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. "Carrick-On-Shannon Gaol". Hansard. 11 November 1902. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. "Carrick-on-Shannon". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. "History". Dock Arts Centre. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. "Council to extend existing offices in Carrick-on-Shannon". Leitrim Observer. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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