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Buildings shape our countryside, and feature in landscapes, towns and cities. Architectural historian Kevin Mulligan helps us to find out more about this part of our identity.
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Broadstone station
Broadstone Station is a distinctive building designed by John Skipton Mulvaney in 1842 as the terminus for the Midland & Great Western Railway.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
Borris, Co. Carlow
The seat of the ancient family of MacMorrough Kavanagh family in Borris, Co. Carlow was transformed in the 1820 by Richard and William Morrison with square corner towers and an abundance of Tudor detail.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
Birr Townhouse
Large townhouses like this one in Birr, Co. Offaly grace many provincial towns.
Image courtesy of Dr. Michael O'Neill
Birr town
The town is characterized by attractive houses and formal open spaces built under the guiding hand of the Parsons family.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
Birr Post Office
The post offices erected in the early twentieth century were designed by the Office of Public Works and usually employed a combination of historic styles. Here in Birr the building has a large Dutch inspired gable decorated with Baroque scrolls.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
Berkeley Forest, Co. Wexford
This simple Georgian house at Berkeley Forest, County Wexford has a plain front with large sash windows; emphasis is given to the centre in a simple tripartite window based on a Palladian type and in the stone portico which is supported on classical columns.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
Bennettsbridge
This unusual castellated building in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny was erected as a constabulary barracks in the nineteenth century and refurbished as a Garda station in 1927.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
Belvedere
The Gothic gazebo or viewing tower at Belvedere is one of many ornamental garden buildings or 'follies' built for pleasure and entertainment.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
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