Cavan Courthouse

Cavan Courthouse (Irish: Teach Cúirte an Chabháin)^[1] is a judicial and municipal facility in Farnham Street, Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland.

Cavan Courthouse
Cavan Courthouse
Cavan Courthouse Location within Ireland
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical style
Address	Cavan, County Cavan
Country	Ireland
Coordinates	53.9935°N 7.3623°W / 53.9935; -7.3623
Completed	1824
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Farrell

History

The building, which was designed by William Farrell in a neoclassical style and built in ashlar limestone, was completed in 1824.^[2]

The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Farnham Street; the central section of three bays, which slightly projected forward, featured a tetrastyle portico with Doric order columns supporting an entablature.^[2] There were three sash windows on the first floor and a pediment above.^[2] A memorial outside the building commemorates Thomas Ashe,a member of the Gaelic League, the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and a founding member of the Irish Volunteers.^[3]

The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, which established county councils in every county, it also became the meeting place for Cavan County Council.^[4]

See also

• Carrick-on-Shannon Courthouse - also designed by William Farrell in a near identical style