- Address
- Mulgrave Street, Limerick
- Type
- Prison / jail
- NIAH reg. no.
- 21518047
Limerick Prison
Mulgrave Street, Limerick, Galvone
About Limerick Prison
Limerick Prison is one of 34 buildings in Galvone the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Limerick Prison to 1820–1830. 14 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This imposing prison complex was designed for the Grand Juries by James Pain. Pain won the competition in 1816 and the prison was opened in 1821.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 21518047 · 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 · 21518047↗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 15 minutes
Galvone · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Limerick PrisonStart here
- 2Saint Joseph's Hospital (hospital / infirmary)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Saint Joseph's Hospital (hospital / infirmary)National rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 4Boru HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 5
John O'Grady MonumentRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
Sarsfield MemorialRegional rating (NIAH)400 mSaint Joseph's Hospital (hospital / infirmary)National rating (NIAH)400 mAllied Irish BankRegional rating (NIAH)500 m2 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Buildings on the record near Galvone
The nearest is “Prison, Crosbie Row, Limerick” in Corbally and King's Island, 1.2 km away. Within 40 km, 2 have a photo. At the edge of the list, 15 km away: Adare Castle, Adare.
Questions about Limerick Prison
Is Limerick Prison on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 21518047).
Can you visit Limerick Prison?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Limerick Prison built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1820–1830.
Is Limerick 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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