Survey Data
Reg No
15309007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Previous Name
Mullingar Union Workhouse
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1840 - 1850
Coordinates
242961, 254174
Date Recorded
06/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Section of boundary wall, erected c.1845, to perimeter of Saint Mary's Hospital, formerly Mullingar Union Workhouse (15409008/18). Constructed of coursed limestone rubble with crenellated coping over.
Appraisal
A well-built and imposing boundary wall which forms an attractive feature at the perimeter of Saint Mary's Hospital. It forms part of an important group of structures/features associated with the former Mullingar Union Workhouse (15409008/18), which is one of the most intact former workhouses still standing in Ireland.