The Main Guard

Om museet

The Main Guard in Clonmel was built in the seventeenth century as a courthouse by James Butler, Duke of Ormond. It is a two-storey symmetrical building with a sandstone arcade, and some of its design details are based on the work of Sir Christopher Wren. In the eighteenth century it was the seat of the Clonmel Assizes, where Father Nicholas Sheehy was tried.

Later the building served as a barracks, which is how it came to be called the Main Guard, and around 1810 the ground floor was turned into shops. An award-winning restoration returned the open arcade of sandstone columns to the main street. The Office of Public Works now looks after it as a heritage site.

Inside, an interpretive exhibit explains the history of the building, and an exhibition and event space shows changing exhibitions. Admission is free.

Højdepunkter

• Restored seventeenth-century courthouse with an open sandstone arcade
• Interpretive exhibit on the building and its history
• Gallery space for changing exhibitions and events
• Free admission

Permanent udstilling

• The Main Guard interpretive exhibit – An interpretive exhibit on the history of the courthouse and its restoration.

Ejer

Office of Public Works (OPW) – Heritage Ireland

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Heritage Ireland lists wheelchair access, a lift and a wheelchair-accessible toilet; visitors are asked to hold the handrail. Assistance dogs are welcome.

Børn og familie

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Transport & parkering

The building stands at one end of Sarsfield Street, the main street of Clonmel.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Gift shop. The building is also a venue for events and weddings.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Bryllupper / vielser

Heritage Ireland lists the building as a venue for events and weddings.

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