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Buildings of Ireland

25 September 2009
2007 – Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

2007 – Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Architect: MacGabhann Architects

25 September 2009
1785 – Temple of the Winds, Newtownards, Co. Down

1785 – Temple of the Winds, Newtownards, Co. Down

Architect: James Stuart The Temple of the Winds, James “˜Athenian’ Stuart’s banqueting hall of 1785, overlooks Strangford Lough. It had small viewing balconies, instead of porticos, to take advantage of views. The interior...

25 September 2009
1840 – Mount Stewart House, Co. Down

1840 – Mount Stewart House, Co. Down

Architect: George Dance / William Vitruvius Morrison Between 1804 and 1806, the London architect George Dance was employed by Alexander Stewart, later first Marquess of Londonderry, to design what is now the west...

25 September 2009
1966 – Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Newcastle, Co. Down

1966 – Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Newcastle, Co. Down

Our Lady of the Assumption Church was first opened on 12th June 1966. The church is reputed to be the first circular church in Ireland and is now a listed building as ‘an...

25 September 2009
1898 – Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down

1898 – Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down

Architect: James J. Farrall, Young & Mackenzie The result of an architectural competition held by the Belfast & Co. Down Railway Co. in 1895, and adjudicated by Alfred Waterhouse. The competition was won...

24 September 2009
1873 – St. Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry

1873 – St. Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry

Architect: J.J. McCarthy

24 September 2009
1887 – Derry Guildhall

1887 – Derry Guildhall

Architect: J.C. Ferguson / M.A. Robinson The Guildhall was originally built in 1887 by The Honourable The Irish Society at a cost of £19,000.00 and was officially opened in July 1890. Originally designed...

24 September 2009
1863 – Third Presbyterian Church, Derry

1863 – Third Presbyterian Church, Derry

Architect: Stewart Gordon / Bowd & Batt Designed by Stewart Gordon between 1835-37, the interior was remodelled in 1863 by Bowd & Batt. The church is small, the interior being only four bays...

24 September 2009
1533 – St. Columbs’s Cathedral, Derry

1533 – St. Columbs’s Cathedral, Derry

Described in Tours in Ulster a hand-book to the antiquities and scenery of the north of Ireland., published in 1854. – “The Cathedral, which is capable of seating one thousand persons with ease,...