HARRY BYRNE Heritage

🏭 Heritage-listed building

Built: c.1890 · NIAH rating: Regional

This elegantly-proportioned building makes a strong impression on the streetscape. Elaborate terracotta and moulded and polychrome brick detailing enliven the façade and are testament to the skill and artisanship employed in its construction. It retains its early form and character, making a considerable contribution to the streetscape. First licensed in 1798, it was originally a coaching inn, incorporating stabling and a coach yard, and parts of this original structure may have been absorbed into the current building. The establishment of an independent Irish post office in 1784 led to the provision of mail coach services between principal towns, with these constituting an early form of public transport prior to Bianconi’s stage coach service. Facilities such as this were set up to serve the route, and this building is an important reminder of the early development of the communications network in Ireland as well as having ongoing social significance.

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