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THE DIAMOND, CARNDONAGH, LIFFORD, Donegal

AddressTHE DIAMOND, CARNDONAGH, LIFFORD
CountyDonegal
PlaceLifford
Licence refLEP285

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NIAH building record

Built: c.1830 · NIAH rating: Regional

A handsome attached structure that fronts onto the west side of the Market Square to the centre of Carndonagh. Its front elevation is notable for the unusual proportions and fenestration pattern at second floor level, perhaps the result of modification at the same time the building or buildings was\were converted for use as a public house c. 1890 (dated 1892). Map evidence (Ordnance Survey twenty-five inch map, c. 1900) and the location of the chimneystacks suggest that it may have been formerly two separate properties that were later amalgamated to form a single property. Of particular...

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Established

Built between c.1830 and c.1900.

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A handsome attached structure that fronts onto the west side of the Market Square to the centre of Carndonagh. Its front elevation is notable for the unusual proportions and fenestration pattern at second floor level, perhaps the result of modification at the same time the building or buildings was\were converted for use as a public house c.

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