1885 – St Louis Convent, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Large complex of building facing a small lake, started in 1859 although a convent had been in operation on this site for some years before.
1885 – St. Michael’s Church, Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
Architect: J.J. O’Callaghan
Largely constructed by 1885 of local limestone with Tullamore limestone dressings – the tower, spire, and organ gallery were later added by T.F.
1885 – St. Patrick’s Church, Coleraine, Co. Derry
Architect: Sir Thomas Drew
An earlier church, heavily remodeled in 1883-85 to designs by Sir Thomas Drew. His alterations included a new tower,
1885 – St. Saviour’s Dominican Convent, Dublin
Architect: John L. Robinson
Adjacent to the fine St Saviour’s Church by J.J. McCarthy is the monastery designed by John Loftus Robinson in 1885 from the funds that was originally intended to add a tower and spire to the church.
1885 – Tara St. Public Baths, Dublin
Architect: Daniel J. Freeman
Originally designed by Daniel J. Freeman, Dublin city architect 1879-1893, with construction starting in 1884.
1885 – Thomas Thompson Memorial Fountain, Belfast
Architect: Young & Mackenzie
Thomas Thompson, a navel surgeon distinguished in the Napoleonic Wars, was appalled by the conditions in Belfast during the Great Famine.
1885 – Thompson Memorial Home for Incurables, Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Architect: Godfrey W. Ferguson
This fine building was erected in 1885 as “Thompson House for the Incurables”, named after a local surgeon (William Thompson MD) who had tragically died three years earlier.
1885 – Town Hall, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Architect: John H. Shaw
Former townhall extended after an architectural competition in 1885. The project included an assembly hall on the upper floor.
1885 – Villa, Derryvolgie Avenue, Belfast
Architect: William Batt
“This villa, which, is almost competed is erected in the best position in this fashionable avenue,
1885 – Wesleyan Church, Warrenpoint, Co. Down
Architect: William J. Watson
Also known as the “Coke Memorial Church” after the Methodist preacher Thomas Coke, construction started in August 1884 with the church opening in 1885.
