1789 – Market House, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
A fine stone building with a ground floor that was originally arcaded with a meeting room above.
A fine stone building with a ground floor that was originally arcaded with a meeting room above.
The former Market house is a charming building of three blocks pyramidally arranged.
The Market House was designed by Colonel William Hayes of Avondale,
Described in Lewis, Topographical Dictionary of Ireland as “There is a large court-house in the square,
Originally designed by Francis Johnston who lived in Drogheda from 1786 to 1793 while working on a commission from Primate Robinson.
In the second volume of his Original Designs in Architecture,
The Sessions House, as it was first known,
Sited at the top of Kilmorey Square, the Market House contained a covered market space at ground level with a municipal space above.
Moira Market House was built about 1810 for Sir R Bateson.
On a steeply sloped site in Market Square,