Kilkenny Courthouse
Building in County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Kilkenny Courthouse, also known as Grace's Castle, is a judicial facility in Parliament Street, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1]
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical style |
| Location | Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52.6542°N 7.254°W |
| Completed | 1792 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Sir Jerome Fitzpatrick |
History
The site was previously occupied by Grace's Castle, a structure dating back to the 13th century.[2] It was used as a prison from 1566 and some of the features of these aspects of the earlier building still survive at basement level.[3] The current building, which was designed by Sir Jerome Fitzpatrick in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1792.[2] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing Parliament Street; it was arcaded on the ground floor with flights of steps leading up to the end bays; the central section featured a tetrastyle portico on the first floor with Doric order columns supporting an entablature and a modillioned pediment.[2]
The building was originally designed as a judicial facility, but following the implementation of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, it also became the meeting place of Kilkenny County Council.[4] By the second half of the 20th century the county council had moved to new offices at John's Green House.[5]