Áras an Chontae, Tullamore

Áras an Chontae (English: County House) is a municipal facility in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland.

History

Originally Tullamore Courthouse had been the meeting place of Offaly County Council.^[1]^[2] The county council moved to modern facilities, which were designed by ABK Architects, in 2002.^[3] The new facility won the award for Best Public Building in the Irish Architecture Awards for 2003.^[3] The county council have facilitated a series of exhibitions in the new building.^[4]

References

^ Byrne, Michael. "Local Government in Offaly: The county council and marking 120 years of local democracy". Offaly History. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ "Tullamore Courthouse" (PDF). NMA Architects. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Áras an Chontae, Tullamore". Irish Architecture Awards. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ "Willie Redmond". Russell Gallery. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

53°16′08″N 7°29′59″W / 53.2689°N 7.4998°W / 53.2689; -7.4998

[1] Byrne, Michael. "Local Government in Offaly: The county council and marking 120 years of local democracy". Offaly History. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[nma-2] "Tullamore Courthouse" (PDF). NMA Architects. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[award-3] "Áras an Chontae, Tullamore". Irish Architecture Awards. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[4] "Willie Redmond". Russell Gallery. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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