Cavan Courthouse

Cavan Courthouse
Cavan Courthouse
Cavan Courthouse is located in Ireland
Cavan Courthouse
Cavan Courthouse
Location within Ireland
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical style
AddressCavan, County Cavan
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°59′37″N 7°21′44″W / 53.9935°N 7.3623°W / 53.9935; -7.3623
Completed1824
Design and construction
Architect(s)William Farrell

Cavan Courthouse (Irish: Teach Cúirte an Chabháin)[1] is a judicial and municipal facility in Farnham Street, Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland.

History

The building, which was designed by William Farrell in a neoclassical style and built in ashlar limestone, was completed in 1824.[2]

The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Farnham Street; the central section of three bays, which slightly projected forward, featured a tetrastyle portico with Doric order columns supporting an entablature.[2] There were three sash windows on the first floor and a pediment above.[2] A memorial outside the building commemorates Thomas Ashe,a member of the Gaelic League, the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and a founding member of the Irish Volunteers.[3]

The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for Cavan County Council.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Caitheann Foilseacháin Nua Solas ar Áiseanna Cúirte" (PDF). Courts Service News (in Irish). 10 (1). Courts Service of Ireland: 5. March 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Cavan Courthouse". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ Alcobia-Murphy, Shane (2005). Governing the Tongue. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-904303-60-2.
  4. ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.