County Hall, Longford

County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae, Longfoirt) is a municipal facility in Longford, County Longford, Ireland.

History

The site currently occupied by County Hall was once used as a fowl market.[1][2] Meetings of Longford County Council had previously taken place in Longford Courthouse[3][4] and a county secretary's office had been established in Dublin Road.[5][6] The county council meetings and county administration moved to modern facilities at the new County Hall in Great Water Street in 1992.[7] In 2018 the county council announced proposals for a new bridge to link County Hall to the Albert Reynolds Peace Park.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Great Water Street". Loney family from Great Longford. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Longford County". Ask about Ireland. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ White, Robert William (2006). Ruairí Ó Brádaigh: The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary. Indiana University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0253347084.
  4. ^ "Adjournment Matters: Longford Courthouse". Oireachtas. 1993. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Details of Local Authorities in Ireland". 8 October 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Topographical information. In Sarah Gearty, Martin Morris and Fergus O'Ferrall, Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 22, Longford" (PDF). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2010. pp. 1–19. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. ^ "New bridge to link The Mall and Longford County Council offices". Longford Leader. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

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