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Buildings of Ireland

07 March 2013
1854 – St Brigid’s Church, Ballinakill, Co. Laois

1854 – St Brigid’s Church, Ballinakill, Co. Laois

Architect: J.J. McCarthy The spire and tower was added by J.J. McCarthy around 1854 to an earlier church. The earlier building is a simple cruciform church, similar to many found in smaller towns...

06 March 2013
1851 – Design for St. Mary’s (North) Cathedral, Cork

1851 – Design for St. Mary’s (North) Cathedral, Cork

Architect: Sir John Benson A design for reconstruction comprising a new tower, lengthening of the nave, the insertion of stone mullioned windows and an arch on which a steeple was to rest. The...

06 March 2013
1810 – St Patrick’s Church of Ireland, Ardagh, Co. Longford

1810 – St Patrick’s Church of Ireland, Ardagh, Co. Longford

St Patrick’s Church , Ardagh , County Longford (1809) Constructed in 1810 with the three stage tower added several years later. The tower has cut stone corner pinnacles and Irish style crenellated parapet....

06 March 2013
1906 – St. Matthew’s Church, Ballymahon, Co. Longford

1906 – St. Matthew’s Church, Ballymahon, Co. Longford

Architect: T.F. McNamara Designed by T.F. McNamara of Hague & McNamara, with the foundation stone laid in 1903. A cruciform plan with attached tower and spire. The interior has stained glass by Mayer...

06 March 2013
1879 – Costello Chapel, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim

1879 – Costello Chapel, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim

One of the smallest chapels in the world at sixteen feet long by twelve foot wide covering a floor area of 192 feet. The Costello Memorial Chapel was erected by Edward Costello to...

05 March 2013
1870 – St. Anne’s Hydro & Turkish Bath, Blarney, Co. Cork

1870 – St. Anne’s Hydro & Turkish Bath, Blarney, Co. Cork

Architect: Richard Barter Part of the earlier, sprawling Hydropathic centre started by Dr. Richard Barter, the large Turkish bath building can be seen in the foreground. The Hydropathic buildings are those further up...

04 March 2013
1903 – St. Paul’s School, Herbert Rd., Bray, Co. Wicklow

1903 – St. Paul’s School, Herbert Rd., Bray, Co. Wicklow

Architect: J.F. Fuller School for the Church of Ireland, now demolished and a surface carpark.

04 March 2013
1862 – International Hotel, Bray, Co. Wicklow

1862 – International Hotel, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Architect: E.W. O’Kelly Constructed for the seaside resort of Bray with 130 bedrooms, making it a large hotel for its time. Destroyed by a fire in 1974 and subsequently demolished.

03 March 2013
1869 – Hammam Family Hotel and Turkish Baths, O’Connell St., Dublin

1869 – Hammam Family Hotel and Turkish Baths, O’Connell St., Dublin

Architect: Richard Barter Dr Richard Barter’s second Turkish bath in Dublin was built as an extension at the rear of Reynold’s Hotel at 11 and 12 Upper Sackville Street. The baths were built...