County Museum, Letterkenny (C) Kenneth Allen

C1711 : County Museum, Letterkenny

taken 6 years ago, near to Leitir Ceanainn, Gortlee and Old Town, Donegal, Ireland

County Museum, Letterkenny

A building with a varied history. Construction began in 1843 and the building opened in 1845 as a Workhouse when 46 paupers were admitted during the famine. The workhouse continued in use until 1922. The building then became a fever hospital until 1945 and a maternity unit until 1960, the town council offices, the office of the Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths and a Library before becoming the County Museum in 1987. See internal view here C1711 : Interior, Donegal County Museum

See close-up of plaque here C1711 : Plaque, Donegal County Museum

The Warden's house is to the left C1711 : Former Workhouse / County Museum, Letterkenny

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Grid Square: C1711, 168 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Kenneth Allen (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 17 August, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 19 August, 2011
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts
Subject Location: Irish: C 170 118 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:57.2464N 7:44.1061W
Camera Location: Irish: C 170 118
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)