PlacesBank of Ireland, Market Square
60 m SE
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.
The Old Bridewell
Somebody's front room used to be a jail.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit. · ark:/99999/c6brd
What is known at a glance
2things to find on the ground here
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29monuments within 2 kmArchaeological Survey of Ireland
2026record checked2026-08-01
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From where you are standing, 2 things to find
- 01The lunette windows on the east gable — the security bars are still in them.
- 02The 1940s garage built across the front, and the door to the house hidden inside it.
Built around 1820 as a prison. Four bays, two storeys. It is a house now.
The appraisal, verbatim: Although this building has been considerably altered there are surviving features which stand as evidence of its former use as a jail, such as the cast-iron bars to the lunette windows.
Vaulted ceilings and a stone staircase survive inside — in a private home, so they are not on view.
The record · ark:/99999/c6brd
- Surveyed date range 1810–1830. Original use: prison/jail. Current use: house.
Where this comes fromchecked 2026-08-01 · ClarityWeb, against the sources listed on this page
Where this is, and what is near it
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200 m SSW
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220 m NRO026-028
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Marie McAleer · 2020 · CC BY-SA 2.0
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250 m ESERO026-035001
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GraveyardGrave YardDemesne
260 m ESERO026-035002
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RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
270 m NWRO026-027
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670 m S
Phil Richards · 1985 · CC BY-SA 2.0
EnclosureEnclosureDemesne
670 m NNWRO026-067
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RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
800 m NRO026-030
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RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
850 m WNWRO026-026
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QuarryQuarryDemesne
970 m ESERO026-036
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CrossCrossHarristown
1.0 km SRO026-042
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Designed landscapeEmbanked enclosureDemesne
1.0 km WNWRO026-025
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EnclosureEnclosureTermon More
1.1 km NERO026-031
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RacecourseRacecourseDemesne
1.2 km NRO020-062
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1.3 km WNW
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1.3 km SWRO026-040001
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GraveyardBurying GroundArm
1.3 km SWRO026-040002
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EnclosureEnclosureArm
1.3 km WNWRO026-024
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