- Address
- Ballysimon
- Type
- Ballroom / dance hall / disco
- NIAH reg. no.
- 21901327
Ballroom, Ballysimon
Also known as The Fog
About Ballroom, Ballysimon
The National Inventory rates Ballroom, Ballysimon Regional, one of 21 in Castletroy. Ballroom, Ballysimon dates from 1850–1870.
This corrugated-iron shed is an excellent example of the vernacular tradition in the area. The building, which is locally known as The Fog, was used as a dance hall and may have been a purpose-built corrugated iron dance hall.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 21901327 · 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 · 21901327↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 10 minutes
Ballysimon, Castletroy · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Ballroom, BallysimonStart here
- 2Ó SéaghdhaRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
Like it: recorded public buildings near Castletroy
There are 6 with photos within 40 km. Just 4.4 km away stands The Milk Market, in Limerick City Centre. Farthest out is “Town, O'Connell Street”, Ennis, 36 km away.
Questions about Ballroom, Ballysimon
Is Ballroom, Ballysimon on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 21901327).
Can you visit Ballroom, Ballysimon?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Ballroom, Ballysimon built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1850–1870.
Is Ballroom, Ballysimon 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) · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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