By Dan Walsh
Gorey Market House will be open to the public today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) from 11am to 4pm. This is an opportunity to visit the building before renovation works begin later this year.
This will be a final chance for the public to see the building as it stands today, ahead of the removal of items and the start of the Regenerative Project.
The procurement to appoint an integrated design team has been completed by Special Projects. The winning tender was submitted by Cooney Architects of Waterford and an introductory meeting of those involved in the IDT (don’t ask me, I don’t know what it means either!) and Wexford County Council has taken place.
The new plans will be displayed to the public, bringing back nostalgic memories. Many people from Gorey can use this chance to bid farewell to a historic building.
HISTORY OF GOREY MARKET HOUSE; The Market House has had a turbulent history, and some would argue that the chapter remains to be completed, but it has served Gorey well and dates back to 1709 when it was rebuilt on the site of the former Tholsol. The cost came from the salaries of George and Andrew Ram, members of Gorey Corporation and members of Parliament for Gorey.
Gorey Town Commissioners were established in 1859, became Gorey Town Council in 1987 and when the town council was abolished in 2014 to make way for Gorey Municipal District Council, the final meeting took place in the Market House. Source; Historic Gorey by Michael Fitzpatrick, pub. 1987).
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