Survey Data
Reg No
22106002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Mullinahone Constabulary Barrack
Original Use
RIC barracks
Historical Use
Garda station/constabulary barracks
Date
1845 - 1855
Coordinates
233558, 140203
Date Recorded
13/05/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey former RIC barracks, built c.1850, with two-storey return and single-storey extension to rear, now derelict. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and terracotta ridge tiles. Exposed rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings with remains of two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows having limestone sills. Round-headed brick-arched opening with replacement timber door with overlight. Rubble limestone boundary walls and piers to front of site.
Appraisal
Although derelict, this barracks retains its imposing form and proportions. It provides interest to the streetscape of Mullinahone. It replaced an earlier barracks on Kickham Street which played a role in the 1798 rising. This building housed Black and Tans during the War of Independence, and subsequently became a Garda Station.