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Architecture of Louth

07 January 2010
1950s – Teelan’s Shop, Drogheda, Co. Louth

1950s – Teelan’s Shop, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Fabulous shop exterior from the 1950s with intact lettering and wild octagonal windows. The interior is a similar time warp. Long may it survive.

07 January 2010
1951 – Post Office, Drogheda, Co. Louth

1951 – Post Office, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Architect: Office of Public Works Designed by Seymour Rice and Ronald Tallon (later of Scott Tallon Walker) while staff of the Office of Public Works. The main public office has an airy bright...

06 January 2010
1969 – Former Carroll’s Factory, Dundalk, Co. Louth

1969 – Former Carroll’s Factory, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Architect: Scott Tallon Walker Now part of the Dundalk Institute of Technology’s campus, this was a ground breaking Irish factory design. Built by P.J. Carroll & Co. as a cigarette plant, the design...

06 January 2010
2004 – DKIT Faculty of Nursing, Dundalk, Co. Louth

2004 – DKIT Faculty of Nursing, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Architect: Scott Tallon Walker

07 January 2010
2006 – Boyne Bridge, Drogheda, Co. Louth

2006 – Boyne Bridge, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Architect: Roughan O’Donovan Imposing structure over the Boyne on the Drogheda bypass, this cable-stayed bridge is a local landmark for its striking engineering.

06 January 2010
Dominican Friary, Carlingford, Co. Louth

Dominican Friary, Carlingford, Co. Louth

The Dominicans were established in Carlingford in 1305 with the friary being dedicated to St. Malachy. Dissolved in 1540 by Henry VIII it became the centre of a repossession struggle between the Dominicans...

07 January 2010
Nos. 23-24 St Lawrence Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Nos. 23-24 St Lawrence Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Fine pair of mid eighteenth century houses. Recently cleaned and restored, the buildings lack their original glazing bars. The gable end to No. 24 to Palace Street is of rubble stone.

06 January 2010
West Cross, Monasterboice, Co. Louth

West Cross, Monasterboice, Co. Louth

The so-called west cross stands near the base of the round tower. Not as celebrated as the south cross, it is around 7 metres high but some of its panels are illegible and...