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BAWN, THE PIGEONS, Westmeath

AddressBAWN, THE PIGEONS
CountyWestmeath
Licence refATP124

🏭 Heritage-listed building

NIAH building record

Built: c.1800 · NIAH rating: Regional

An attractive and prominently-sited mid nineteenth-century public house, which retains its early character despite the loss of important early fabric and fittings. The single-storey section to the north with the thatched roof may be the original structure but this is difficult to ascertain and, equally, this could be a twentieth century addition built for picturesque effect. This modest structure is named after the 'Three Jolly Pigeons', a public house that provided the setting for Oliver Goldsmith's renowned play 'She Stoops to Conquer', written in 1773. However, the original pub of this...

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Established

Built between c.1800 and c.1870.

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An attractive and prominently-sited mid nineteenth-century public house, which retains its early character despite the loss of important early fabric and fittings. The single-storey section to the north with the thatched roof may be the original structure but this is difficult to ascertain and, equally, this could be a twentieth century addition…

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