#ballinasloe

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Dating from 1840 and designed by George Papworth, this is the Le Poer Trench Memorial in Ballinasloe, County Galway. An open-sided monument of limestone, above a raised base it comprises a fluted Doric column set on the diagonal of each square column directly behind, the whole supporting a deep frieze above which is set a domed roof with urn finials on top of the projecting corners. In the centre…

Elsewhere in Town…

Thanks to the presence of the Trench family at Garbally on the edge of the town, the historic centre of Ballinasloe, County Galway has handsomestreets lined with fine stone buildings dating from the late 18th and 19th centuries. Alas, many of them have fallen into poor condition, such as this dwelling on the corner of Duggan Avenue and Church Hill (and therefore at a crucial space facing the St…

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Irish Auto Trail-Ballinasloe to Tirconnellbeg, County Roscommon https://youtu.be/IRi3gOS0blE This Irish auto trail begins in Ballinasloe on the River Suck. From Ballinasloe, the trail crosses into County Roscommon, following the R357 to Tirconnellbeg.

Irish Auto Trail-Loughrea to Ballinasloe, County Galway https://youtu.be/I7f0ggFJwts This Irish auto trail explores the route of the old Dublin to Galway road, from Loughrea to Ballinasloe in County Galway.

On Monday, the Irish Times carried a report noting that Ireland’s Health Service Executive owns hundreds of unused buildings across the state, some of which have been left vacant for decades (see: HSE owns hundreds of unused buildings, figures show (irishtimes.com)). This will not come as news to anyone who is concerned for the welfare of the country’s architectural heritage: the HSE is…