County Hall, Kilkenny
52°39′09″N 7°14′52″W / 52.6525°N 7.2479°W / 52.6525; -7.2479
County Hall (Irish: Halla an Chontae, Cill Chainnigh) is a municipal facility in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
History
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The original building on the site was commissioned by James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond as the new home for Kilkenny Grammar School and was completed in 1667.[1] The current building, which was designed by Charles Vierpyl in the Neoclassical style to replace the original facility, was completed in 1785.[1] A serious fire engulfed the building and left the roof badly damaged in 1980; pupils and teachers had to move out while major repairs were carried out.[2] It remained the home of what became Kilkenny College until the school moved to modern facilities at McAdoo Hall on the Celbridge House site in 1985.[2] Kilkenny County Council, which had previously been accommodated in offices at John's Green House,[3] moved into the building in 1994.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Kilkenny County Hall (Saint John's (kilkenny), Collegepark, County Kilkenny". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Kilkenny College head who presided over massive expansion". Irish Times. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "The modern era". Ask about Ireland. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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