Editing Architecture of Ireland (section)

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The '''architecture of [[Ireland]]''' is one of the most visible features in the Irish countryside – with remains from all eras since the [[Stone Age]] abounding. Ireland is famous for its ruined and intact [[Norman architecture|Norman]] and [[Anglo-Irish people|Anglo-Irish]] [[castle]]s, small [[whitewash]]ed [[Thatching|thatched]] [[cottage]]s and [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] urban buildings. What are unaccountably somewhat less famous are the still complete [[Palladian architecture|Palladian]] and [[Rococo]] country houses which can be favourably compared to anything similar in northern Europe, and the country's many [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] and [[Gothic Revival architecture|neo-Gothic]] cathedrals and buildings.

Despite the oft-times significant British and wider European influence, the fashion and trends of architecture have been adapted to suit the peculiarities of the particular location. Variations of [[stone]] (particularly [[limestone]], [[granite]] and [[sandstone]]), [[lime mortar]], [[wood]], [[sod]], [[Cob (material)|cob]] and [[straw]] are prevalent materials in traditional Irish architecture.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rowan |first=Alistair |date=1997 |title=The Irishness of Irish Architecture |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1568664 |journal=Architectural History |volume=40 |pages=1–23 |doi=10.2307/1568664 |jstor=1568664 |issn=0066-622X|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilkinson |first=George |title=Practical Geology and Ancient Architecture of Ireland |date=1845 |publisher=John Murray, Albemarle Street; William Curry Jun. and Co. |location=London |pages=184}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-28 |title=Many in Ireland Once Lived in Irish Thatched Cottages |url=https://endureed.com/blog/how-much-of-irelands-population-once-lived-in-irish-thatched-cottages/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=endureed.com |language=en-US}}</ref>