Tour of Daingean town hall

Tour of the and Detailed Lecture on Court House/Town Hall
Daingean Courthouse, is an impressive neoclassical building constructed around 1807 to replace an earlier building from the 1760s to serve as the new County Couthouse.  As recently as 1997 District Court sittings took place in Daingean Courthouse. It also functions as a town hall since 1914 and is a highly valued asset to the local community. Due to its architectural quality and historical background, Daingean Courthouse is listed as a building of regional importance. It has a well documented history as an early courthouse and was widely regarded in its time as one of the finest in Ireland. The old courtroom has to date retained much of its original fabric, judge’s platform, timber gallery structure and timber panelling.

You are invited to a tour of the Town Hall and a lecture in this courtroom, where you can visualise the dramatic scenes and hear the gory details of the hanging judge(1745 - 1831)! The lecture will be given by Peter Cosgrave, Offaly County Council’s Conservation architect, Peter is perfectly positioned to cover the history of the building and its structural features.

An application to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) to reconstruct and revitalise this unique building is presently ongoing. If all goes to plan, work may begin in 2029. This historical lecture and details of the possible future uses of the building will make for a very interesting evening.

This tour will run after the guided walk around Daingean