04 March, 2020

bank of ireland

built in 1905 as two fine townhouse residences:  Dungloe's first semi detached houses.  A newspaper advert from 1909:  "Spacious semi detached villa to be let or sold, containing two reception rooms and six bedrooms, situated in midst of good shooting and fishing district".  In October 1920, the National Bank Ltd. (from 1969, Bank of Ireland) opened a branch here.
Info courtesy of the Dungloe Heritage Trail brochure.


33 comments:

  1. Ha Bill, Mooi voortbestaan van de Villa, goed dat men dit soort gebouwen toch op deze manier laten bestaan.
    Groet Kees.

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  2. a bank with history and with ... money! :)
    Have a great Wednesday, Bill!

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  3. The building still looks like it is brand new.

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  4. The only party who could pay for it.

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  5. It would be a pleasure to go to the bank.

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  6. They don’t build them like that any more!

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  7. I Feel Like A Million Buch Buts I Don't Have A Dime In My Pocket

    Cheers

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  8. A nice building for a bank. I like it.

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  9. Beautiful architecture, and you know the bank will maintain it well.

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  10. I wonder if there are still living quarters on the upper floors. It's a nice looking building. It looks better suited as a residence.

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  11. It looks a nice building.

    All the best Jan

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  12. Wow, for such an old building, it looks in really good shape.

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  13. Great architecture...love it!

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  14. That was a very fancy front to the building.

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  15. Hello, it is a pretty building, I am glad it is not empty. Enjoy your day!

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  16. ...this isn't what banks look like today.

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  17. A fine looking bank building from an earlier era. Nothing like tradition associated with a bank.

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  18. Great story and as a bank it is very imposing
    MB

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  19. And the building still looks fine so many years later, Bill!

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  20. I'm sure it must have attracted a lot of interest when it first hit the market.

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  21. Gee, it still looks great after 115 years.

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  22. So, I conclude houses were built usually really side by side? If a fire took off it took off for good?
    Beautiful house, but, wee, am I glad I live today and not 100+ years ago!
    I have an idea, though. Our condo has a toilet that was installed much later, too! Originally people had to go outside for their business...

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  23. OOooh would sure love to see those back in their 1909 days!!

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