If You Owned Markievicz House...

TequilaMockingBird

...what would you do with it?


Besides live in it. That's not allowed. It has to be for use of the public.

It's a landmark building, which has been wasted, imo.

starbelgrade

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

...what would you do with it?


Besides live in it. That's not allowed. It has to be for use of the public.

It's a landmark building, which has been wasted, imo.

If I owned it, I would definitely live in it. The public would be more than welcome to visit, but they'd have to get over the 10ft electric fence first.

TequilaMockingBird

starbelgrade wrote: »

If I owned it, I would definitely live in it. The public would be more than welcome to visit, but they'd have to get over the 10ft electric fence first.

Well so would I, if I could, but this is hypothetical. What would you do with it?


I'm thinking either a museum, a totally renovated house of that period, a republican stylee hotel, or a spa.

Which is the worst, in your opinion?

starbelgrade

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

Well so would I, if I could, but this is hypothetical. What would you do with it?


I'm thinking either a museum, a totally renovated house of that period, a republican stylee hotel, or a spa.

Which is the worst, in your opinion?

A spa is definitely the worst... it'd open it up to the public, but men wouldn't have much interest in it.

I think some kind of arts / cultural facility would be good and I'd include music too - teaching, writing, collaborations, gigs etc.

TequilaMockingBird

starbelgrade wrote: »

A spa is definitely the worst... it'd open it up to the public, but men wouldn't have much interest in it.

I think some kind of arts / cultural facility would be good and I'd include music too - teaching, writing, collaborations, gigs etc.

The Niland and the Yeats' Building do both of these already.

You could look at it in two ways:

As a business - how to make as much money as possible while keeping the integrity of the building.

Or, as a local authority, who have been donated the building. What would you do to make sure the public get good use of it?

Xiney

I'd turn it into an upscale hotel with a beautiful restaurant and ball room and gardens. Kind of like Markree Castle, but in town.

Probably not feasible since there's so many hotels in Sligo already.

tuppence

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

...what would you do with it?


Besides live in it. That's not allowed. It has to be for use of the public.

It's a landmark building, which has been wasted, imo.

On first thought, It would be nice to have some type of outreach centre for the VEC and do literacy courses/ language courses/ creative writing. It would be fitting considering the history of the place to enable everyone to access language and creative writing skills. These could be for hard to reach groups perhaps travellers, ethnic minorities, older people, free afterschool for kids from poorer areas etc. It'd be nice to do some horticulturally stuff for people to have the type of community gardens that are in Lissadel, people could have have their own allotments even.
What a spot for free outdoor gigs in the Summer too...picnics by the River. That would be cool. :cool::)

bobcar61

I'm not sure what I would do with it actually. Probably furnish it to an extremely high standard,would maybe turn it into a boutique style hotel.

If not that,possibly a theatre or an opera house of some sort if that would be feasible.

darealtulip

turn it into a paintball range with right of way for all pedestrians so you have something to shoot at!!:D

bobcar61

darealtulip wrote: »

turn it into a paintball range with right of way for all pedestrians so you have something to shoot at!!:D

I like your thinking:D

That's actually something Sligo needs!

shellyriver

Good one Dareal - I knew I was missing something.:pac::D:p;):rolleyes::(:mad::o:eek::cool::P:confused:

magnumlady

I think some kind of museum.
You couldn't really have it has a hotel with the other Markievicz house behind it.
I'd love to have a look around the place, bet it's haunted.

Big_Mac

I'd turn it into a feckin great big bar and club, with a band venue that would dwarf any current establishment in the town

Sligo needs a good venue

slapbangwhallop

Adult sauna and brothel!give the public what they REALLY want!

shellyriver

I had suggested a Methadone Clinic -- but considering Slap's suggestions, maybe more people would prefer something, like the old Line Pool ie jumping into the Deep End:D

slapbangwhallop

Big_Mac wrote: »

I'd turn it into a feckin great big bar and club, with a band venue that would dwarf any current establishment in the town

Sligo needs a good venue

the Hillers would just loooove a music venue going in there - they just love change those lads.Can you imagine the earache you would get if you were Arthur Gibbons!

shellyriver

Hey it could rival da Rendevouz:pac: