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three storey building with ashlar façade and a Doric portico is one
of Newry's most elegant, its delicate proportions and finely executed
stonework are second to none. It was built in 1826 and designed by
Francis Johnston, a native of Armagh, whose patron was the Primate
Archbishop Richard Robinson. A regulation in the early 19th century
forbade the siting of another bank, within 50 Irish miles of Dublin.
Newry was outside this area, and was the site for the first Bank of
Ireland to open for business in the North of Ireland. |
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