Never quite understood why everything needs an interpretive or discovery centre.

1966 - Community College, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan - Architecture of Monaghan - Archiseek.com Architect: S & G McCann Architects A vocational School built into a sloping site; the main floor of the school is the second floor when viewed from the

1966 - Community College, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
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1964 - Technical School, Trostan Avenue, Ballymena, Co. Antrim - Architecture of Antrim - Archiseek.com Large u-plan technical school. The main facade is stone clad with brick wings at the corners. One of the returns has attractive undulating glazing. At

1964 - Technical School, Trostan Avenue, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
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1894 - Academical College, Coleraine, Co. Derry - Architecture of Co. Derry - Archiseek.com Architect: Young & Mackenzie Coleraine Academical Institution was founded in 1860. The original building was by Isaac Farrell, while this was known as

1894 - Academical College, Coleraine, Co. Derry
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1865 - Turlough House, Castlebar, Co. Mayo - Architecture of Mayo - Archiseek.com Architect: Thomas Newenham Deane Turlough House was designed by Thomas Newenham Deane, who was also responsible for the National Museum of Ireland on

1865 - Turlough House, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
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1853 - Methodist Church, Coleraine, Co. Derry - Architecture of Co. Derry - Archiseek.com Architect: Isaac Farrell Small classical temple set within curving quadrant walls. A hexastyle portico with the two outer columns as pilasters. All

1853 - Methodist Church, Coleraine, Co. Derry
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One of the first complaints about Archiseek back in 1996 was my spelling of "colour" as "colour" (americans), and that i had more stuff on Monaghan than Cork (indignant Cork people, and i'm from....) #archiseek30

Dracula, Bram Stoker, translated into Irish by Seán Ó Cuirrín, Oifig Díolta Foillseacháin Rialtais, 1933. Design: AóM (Austin Molloy). John Moore/Little Museum of Dublin

Dracula 1933 Irish translation cover

Former Ulster Bank, Monaghan

Except for the building on left in background which was pulled down and replaced with the piece of non-architecture. Itself since replaced with something equally rubbish.

St. Patrick's Church of Ireland in Monaghan

No much change in this old postcard of St. Patrick's Church of Ireland in Monaghan town. #monaghan

Dillons, 22 Harcourt Road, Dublin

Old postcard of Dublin shopfront, address given as 22 Harcourt Road, Dublin #dublin

That bloody building behind it tho....

Well he is right that nobody is laughing.... he's the James Corden of Presidents

2026 - V&A East Museum, Stratford, London - Architecture of London, Homepage - Archiseek.com Architect: O'Donnell + Tuomey Designed by Irish architects O'Donnell & Tuomey, the V&A East Museum has been in progress since an architectural competition

Designed by Irish architects O'Donnell + Tuomey, the V&A East Museum has been in progress since an architectural competition in 2015. #architecture #londonarchitecture #london #irisharchitects

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2026 - V&A East Museum, Stratford, London - Architecture of London, Homepage - Archiseek.com Architect: O'Donnell + Tuomey Designed by Irish architects O'Donnell & Tuomey, the V&A East Museum has been in progress since an architectural competition

Designed by Irish architects O'Donnell + Tuomey, the V&A East Museum has been in progress since an architectural competition in 2015. #architecture #londonarchitecture #london #irisharchitects

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My takeaway from events in the Dail today is that Kerry men are very soft these days if they're crying at the costs of fuel like Healy-Rae says, time was they'd only cry if they lost All-Ireland semifinals....

I blame the telly.... for them being able to spell Traitors correctly.

Preliminary artists impression of Hornsby Cathedral Precinct Redevelopment Project

Níall McLaughlin Architects appointed to design new cathedral and civic quarter in Sydney, Australia - Preliminary artists impression of Hornsby Cathedral Precinct Redevelopment Project #architecture

1872 - St. Matthews Church of Ireland, Shankill Road, Belfast - Architecture of Belfast - Archiseek.com Architect: Welland & Gillespie Unique design with round tower belfry and unusual plan. Cruciform in shape, both transepts and the sanctuary have

1872 - St. Matthews Church of Ireland, Shankill Road, Belfast
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So will the US fundamentalists add wings to Statue of Liberty now to match?

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Carrickfergus Castle, under Home Rule.

Carrickfergus Castle, under Home Rule. Propaganda postcard. #ireland

1927 - The Plaza, Middle Abbey St., Dublin - Architecture of Dublin City, Lost Buildings of Ireland - Archiseek.com Architect: Donnelly, Moore & Keatinge A large canopy over the entrance signaled the Plaza, an entertainment complex built after the reconstruction of the

Today's Object of Unexpected Interest #dublin
1927 - The Plaza, Middle Abbey St., Dublin
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1909 advert

1909 advertisement in Canadian journal for Donegal carpets

Cross section through design

This is a fantastic cross section, an unbuilt design by Harry Knowles for a vast Masonic Temple in Toronto in 1914. Won an architecturalm competition. #unbuilttoronto #toronto #architecture

And once the subject of an erroneous front page by the Irish Independent.

Statue of Lord Dufferin on west side of Manitoba Legistature

Lord Dufferin has statues in Belfast and Winnipeg, Canada. #belfast #winnipeg

Belfast:
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And Winnipeg:

The Buildings of Belfast - View media Over 129 years of moving images from Northern Ireland, featuring amateur and professional films from 1897 to 2026, brought to you by Northern Ireland Screen.

Today's #Archive30 theme is #ArchiveBuildings.
Belfast is much changed since this film from 1964. Take a spin through the city with glimpses of the beautiful Victorian architecture.
An early example of Ulster Television's forays into outside broadcasting.
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1868 - St. Senan's Hospital, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford - Architecture of Wexford - Archiseek.com Architect: James Bell & James Farrell The District Asylum was designed by James Bell and James Barry Farrell in the Italianate style, opened as the

Todays Object of Unexpected Interest is
1868 - St. Senan's Hospital, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
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1893 - Portrush Railway Station, Co. Antrim - Architecture of Antrim - Archiseek.com Architect: Berkeley Deane Wise Constructed for the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway, under the direction of its engineer and architect Berkeley Deane

A lovely building, quite unsual for Irish railways www.archiseek.com/1893-portrus...

YMCA Dublin instruments of torture

The YMCA gynasium at the rear of 8 Daswon Street Dublin back in the day #dublin