1850 – Model Schools, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Architect: Frederick Darley
The Model Schools were erected between 1848 and 1850,
The Model Schools were erected between 1848 and 1850,
Constructed after an architectural competition in 1852,
Curvilinear gables on this neo-Tudor style market building are at odds with its later and more severe use as a courthouse.
Also known as the Munster Institute,
Designed in a Jacobean style, the Model School opened in July 1862.
This was the second of three major International Exhibitions held in Dublin,