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Format
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JPEG
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Title
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Belmount Building
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Identifier
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VHG0053
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Depiction
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Building / outbuildings with ladder leaning against the same, with a cluster of barrels in the foreground, and showing a pre-fabricated looking building in the background
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Description
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The picture shows a large two-storey building with an upper triangular façade having what looks like crest-like or embellished features –characteristic of an estate type structure of old. Belmount demesne, including Belmount House. was purchased on behalf of the Commissioners of Public Works on 21 May 1846, for the erection of a new Provincial College, named Queens College Galway (Mitchell, J., ‘Queen’s College Galway, 1845-1858, pp 49 – 89').
The proprietor prior to the purchase of Belmount demesne was W. Whaley, Ormond Quay, Dublin according to John O’Donovan’s Field Name Books (Special Collections, University of Galway Library). The owner is alluded to as John Whaley (Mitchell, J., ‘Queen’s College Galway, 1845-1858', pp 49 – 89'). The holding of acreage (Irish) 14 A 2R 28P was sold for £3,469 9s 0d on 21 May 1846.
‘A dwelling house (Belmount House), situate on the grounds, has been converted, at a small expense, into an Anatomical School’ (Mitchell, J., ‘Queen’s College Galway, 1845-1858, p. 81'), and confirmed by Bill Noone, now retired and formerly worked in the Building’s Office.
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References
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Mitchell, James, ‘Queen’s College Galway, 1845-1858’, J. Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol. 50, pp 49 – 89.
Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library.
Mitchell, James, ‘Queen’s College Galway, 1845-1858’, J. Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol. 50, p. 81
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Bibliographic Citation
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Patsy Clancy, S.G. Jennings, Bill Noone, ‘Belmount Building’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14485, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Period
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1980s probably
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Category
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b&w
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building
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on-campus
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outdoors
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Keywords
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Building
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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University of Galway Library
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Rights
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This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Belmount Building