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BISHOP STREET, BALLYSHANNON, Donegal

AddressBISHOP STREET, BALLYSHANNON
CountyDonegal
PlaceBallyshannon
Licence refDOP021

🏭 Heritage-listed building

NIAH building record

Built: c.1830 · NIAH rating: Regional

This well-maintained thatched vernacular public house retains its early form and character. Its integrity is enhanced by the retention of a number of early fittings to the openings. The irregular spacing of the openings to the front façade lends it an appealing vernacular character that is typical of such buildings in Ireland. Modest in scale, it exhibits the simple and functional form of vernacular building in Ireland. Buildings of this type were once a ubiquitous feature of small Irish towns and villages, particularly in the outskirts along the approach roads to the centre, but are...

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Established

Built between c.1830 and c.1900.

Architecture

This well-maintained thatched vernacular public house retains its early form and character. Its integrity is enhanced by the retention of a number of early fittings to the openings. The irregular spacing of the openings to the front façade lends it an appealing vernacular character that is typical of such buildings in Ireland.

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