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Gleeson’s Townhouse
Gleeson’s Townhouse, formerly known as “The Manse”, dates from circa 1870. The house was purchased by the present proprietors Eamonn & Mary Gleeson, in 1990 and was extensively renovated in keeping with its original character. The attractive finish of blue Bangor quarry slates and ashlared stonework are finishes more commonly reserved for public buildings and mark the house and neighbouring museum as buildings of importance and character.
The site is shown on a map of 1736 by Francis Plunkett as being the only unoccupied site in the Square. The reason being that the site and adjoining property (Now Regan’s Pub) was owned by Richard Bermingham who wanted the site left vacant. In 1863, the trustees of the Presbyterian Church acquired part of the site for the construction of a church. On the 16th August 1871, the adjoining plot was purchased from a John Burke for the construction of “The Manse”, i.e. a Scottish word meaning minister’s residence.
On the 3rd August 1885, it was leased to the then Catholic Parish Priest Very Rev. Thomas D. Philips until his death in 1893. The same Very Rev. Thomas D. Philips established a national school for boys in 1881 at the rear of “The Manse”. Directly across the road was the Catholic Church, the present Bank of Ireland. Built around 1750 as a courthouse it was acquired by the Catholics of Roscommon in 1829, the year of the Catholic Emancipation. Mass was first celebrated there in 1836. (The companion building of “The Manse” – the former Presbyterian Church is now the Roscommon County Museum and Tourist Office. (One distinctive feature of this building is the Star of David – the patron Saint of its Welsh builders – which can be seen in the window over the front door).
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Gleeson’s Townhouse, formerly known as “The Manse”, dates from circa 1870. The house was purchased by the present proprietors Eamonn & Mary Gleeson, in 1990 and was extensively renovated in keeping with its original character. The attractive finish of blue Bangor quarry sl... - Gleeson’s Townhouse
Gleeson’s Townhouse, formerly known as “The Manse”, dates from circa 1870. The house was purchased by the present proprietors Eamonn & Mary Gleeson, in 1990 and was extensively renovated in keeping with its original character. The attractive finish of blue Bangor quarry s... -Gleeson’s Townhouse
Gleeson’s Townhouse, formerly known as “The Manse”, dates from circa 1870. The house was purchased by the present proprietors Eamonn & Mary Gleeson, in 1990 and was extensively renovated in keeping with its original character. The attractive finish of blue Bangor quarry ... -
Gleeson’s Townhouse
Gleeson’s Townhouse, formerly known as “The Manse”, dates from circa 1870. The house was purchased by the present proprietors Eamonn & Mary Gleeson, in 1990 and was extensively renovated in keeping with its original character. The attractive finish of blue Bangor quarry slates and ashlared stonework are finishes more commonly reserved for public buildings and mark the house and neighbouring museum as buildings of importance and character.
The site is shown on a map of 1736 by Francis Plunkett as being the only unoccupied site in the Square. The reason being that the site and adjoining property (Now Regan’s Pub) was owned by Richard Bermingham who wanted the site left vacant. In 1863, the trustees of the Presbyterian Church acquired part of the site for the construction of a church. On the 16th August 1871, the adjoining plot was purchased from a John Burke for the construction of “The Manse”, i.e. a Scottish word meaning minister’s residence.
On the 3rd August 1885, it was leased to the then Catholic Parish Priest Very Rev. Thomas D. Philips until his death in 1893. The same Very Rev. Thomas D. Philips established a national school for boys in 1881 at the rear of “The Manse”. Directly across the road was the Catholic Church, the present Bank of Ireland. Built around 1750 as a courthouse it was acquired by the Catholics of Roscommon in 1829, the year of the Catholic Emancipation. Mass was first celebrated there in 1836. (The companion building of “The Manse” – the former Presbyterian Church is now the Roscommon County Museum and Tourist Office. (One distinctive feature of this building is the Star of David – the patron Saint of its Welsh builders – which can be seen in the window over the front door).
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Gleeson’s Townhouse
Gleeson’s Townhouse, formerly known as “The Manse”, dates from circa 1870. The house was purchased by the present proprietors Eamonn & Mary Gleeson, in 1990 and was extensively renovated in keeping with its original character. The attractive finish of blue Bangor quarry slates and ashlared stonework are finishes more commonly reserved for public buildings and mark the house and neighbouring museum as buildings of importance and character.
The site is shown on a map of 1736 by Francis Plunkett as being the only unoccupied site in the Square. The reason being that the site and adjoining property (Now Regan’s Pub) was owned by Richard Bermingham who wanted the site left vacant. In 1863, the trustees of the Presbyterian Church acquired part of the site for the construction of a church. On the 16th August 1871, the adjoining plot was purchased from a John Burke for the construction of “The Manse”, i.e. a Scottish word meaning minister’s residence.
On the 3rd August 1885, it was leased to the then Catholic Parish Priest Very Rev. Thomas D. Philips until his death in 1893. The same Very Rev. Thomas D. Philips established a national school for boys in 1881 at the rear of “The Manse”. Directly across the road was the Catholic Church, the present Bank of Ireland. Built around 1750 as a courthouse it was acquired by the Catholics of Roscommon in 1829, the year of the Catholic Emancipation. Mass was first celebrated there in 1836. (The companion building of “The Manse” – the former Presbyterian Church is now the Roscommon County Museum and Tourist Office. (One distinctive feature of this building is the Star of David – the patron Saint of its Welsh builders – which can be seen in the window over the front door). -, - - Inserts post categories, - - Karentohedders - Local Bizz -
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