Limerick Courthouse

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Limerick Courthouse
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Limerick Courthouse
Limerick Courthouse is located in Ireland
Limerick Courthouse
Limerick Courthouse
Location within Ireland
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical style
AddressLimerick, County Limerick
CountryIreland
Coordinates52°40′04″N 8°37′30″W / 52.6677°N 8.6250°W / 52.6677; -8.6250Coordinates: 52°40′04″N 8°37′30″W / 52.6677°N 8.6250°W / 52.6677; -8.6250
Completed1814
Design and construction
ArchitectNicholas and William Hannan

Limerick Courthouse is a judicial facility at Merchant's Quay, Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.

History[]

The courthouse, which was designed by Nicholas and William Hannan in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1814.[1][2] It was altered by James Pain in 1820.[1] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing St Mary's Cathedral; there was a tetrastyle portico with Tuscan order columns supporting an entablature and a pediment.[1]

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 Limerick County Council.[3] The county council moved to the County Buildings in O'Connell Street in 1911.[3][4] After a modern courthouse facility was opened in Mulgrave Street in March 2018,[5] the old courthouse at Merchant's Quay was converted into offices.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "County Courthouse, Limerick City". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "1814 – Courthouse, Limerick". Archiseek. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Limerick County Council Buildings" (PDF). Limerick City and County Council. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. ^ "A look at Limerick's new multi-million courthouse". The Journal. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Limerick Council spends €75,000 on furniture for ex-courtroom". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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