Architecture in Offaly
For information about archictecture in County Offaly the best place to start is www.buildingsofireland.ie which is the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government website. Another very good site is the Dept of EHLG archeological site, which gives a lot of historical information and many of the protected structure are also on the sites and monuments record. www.archaeology.ie/en/
Useful publications include
- An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Offaly, Government of Ireland, 2006
- Living Under Thatch, Vernacular Architecture in County Offaly, Barry O'Reilly, Mercier Press, 2004
- Offaly Bridges, Fred Hamond, Offaly County Council, 2005 - available to download or from the library service Part one, | part two. This survey covers all 407 named bridges in the county.
Engage with Architecture - May 2011
Engage with Architecture in 2011 focused on an exhibition and workshop area in a shop in Main Street during May 2011 with lectures and talks. To get an overview of the project download the Engage pdf (9MB). As part of this project quiz sheets for architectural features were designed for Birr, Tullamore and Edenderry. They are fun and free and can be downloaded here.
Birr Architectural Quiz
Edenderry Architectural Quiz
Tullamore Architectural Quiz
This report was completed by David Lawrence in 2009.
Protected Structures in Offaly