Irish Market Houses

1595 – Market House, Kinsale, Co. Cork

The old market and courthouse is now Kinsales museum. With its distinctive dutch gables and slate hung facade, it is a striking design.

1622 – Exchange or Market House, Derry

Originally erected by the London Corporation at a cost of over 500 pounds after a decision taken in 1616 that “a market house and a town house should be erected in Derry,

1665 – Market House, High Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Belfast’s first market house of 1665 was located at the corner of High Street next to Cornmarket. According to an 1823 published history of Belfast,

1727 – Corn Market House, Thomas St., Dublin

The Corn Market building was a long arcaded structure, the ground floor of which was completely open to the street. With thirteen arches on each side,

1743 – Dunlavin Market House, Co. Wicklow

Architect: Richard Cassels

The market house was built around 1743 and designed by Richard Cassels. Originally a cruciform building,

1762 – Harrison Hall, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon

Architect: John & George Ensor

Now a branch of the Bank of Ireland but known also as Harrison Hall.

1771 – Market House, Newtownards, Co. Down

Architect: Ferdinando Stratford

The Market House was commissioned by Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry to be the centre of the market town.

1776 – Cornmarket House, Wexford, Co. Wexford

Building of a market house commenced in 1772 by Wexford Corporation and was completed in 1776. The lower windows of today were arched recesses for the traders,

1789 – Market House, Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Architect: John Pentland

A fine stone building with a ground floor that was originally arcaded with a meeting room above.

1790 – Market House, Hillsborough, Co. Down

Architect: James McBlain

The former Market house is a charming building of three blocks pyramidally arranged. The lower building houses two rectangular sections at each end,