Vote gives go-ahead for demolition of Markievicz House

The Irish Times

Sligo Borough Council last night voted to delist the historic Markievicz House, thus permitting the building to be demolished. A request by the North Western Health Board (NWHB) to delist the one-time home of W B Yeats's maternal grandfather, William Pollexfen, has caused considerable controversy. The NWHB wishes to develop a modern building on the site.

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