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Linenhall, Dublin
Former market hall and barracks in North Dublin city / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Linenhall is an area in the north inner city of Dublin, Ireland which was previously the site of a complex of buildings and streets associated with the linen trade. It was also temporarily a barracks, and was largely destroyed during the Easter Rising in 1916.[1]
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The Linen Hall | |
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![]() A view of the Linenhall from around 1782 by the engraver Robert Pollard | |
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General information | |
Type | Market Hall |
Architectural style | Georgian |
Classification | Demolished |
Country | Ireland |
Estimated completion | 1728 |
Opened | 14 November 1728 |
Renovated | 1784 |
Demolished | 1916 by fire and later demolition |
Technical details | |
Material | granite arcades and quoins and plain red brick |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Thomas Burgh, Thomas Cooley |
Developer | The Linen Board |
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