- Address
- Dublin Road, Portlaoise
- Type
- Prison / jail
- NIAH reg. no.
- 12505009
Portlaoise Prison
Dublin Road, Portlaoise
About Portlaoise Prison
Portlaoise Prison is one of 179 buildings in Portlaoise the National Inventory rates Regional. Portlaoise Prison dates from 1825–1835. 25 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
Located on the outskirts of Portlaoise, the gaol has played a pivotal role in its development and replaced a previous building in the town centre. The monumental, castellated entrance gate, as well as being of high quality in design and execution, is iconic in the town.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 12505009 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 12505009↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
Portlaoise · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Portlaoise PrisonStart here
- 2Gate lodge, Saint Fintan's HospitalRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Saint Fintan's Hospital (hospital / infirmary)National rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 4Saint Fintan's Hospital (hospital / infirmary)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 5Church, Saint Fintan's Hospital (church / chapel)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
3 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Other recorded buildings around Portlaoise
The nearest is The Spire in Portarlington, 13 km away. All 8 are pictured and within 40 km. Browneshill Megalithic Tomb in Carlow is the farthest, at 35 km.
Questions about Portlaoise Prison
Is Portlaoise Prison on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 12505009).
Can you visit Portlaoise Prison?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Portlaoise Prison built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1825–1835.
Is Portlaoise Prison protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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