The County Buildings ( ga, Áras an Chontae, Ceatharlach) are a municipal facility in Athy Road,
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
,
County Carlow
County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a county located in the South-East Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Carlow is the second smallest and the third least populous of Ireland's 32 traditional counties. Carlow Cou ...
, Ireland.
History
Originally
Carlow Courthouse
Carlow Courthouse is a judicial facility in Dublin Road, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.
History
The courthouse, which was designed by William Vitruvius Morrison in the neoclassical style
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style pr ...
was the meeting place of
Carlow County Council
Carlow County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae Cheatharlach) is the authority responsible for local government in County Carlow, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housin ...
. The county council established their County Secretary's Office at 1 Athy Road in the former offices and printing works of the ''Carlow Sentinel'' which ceased publication after the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. The county council subsequently moved further north along Athy Road into modern premises which are now known as the County Buildings.
References
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Buildings and structures in County Carlow
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
Carlow County Council