1260 – Baldongan Castle & Church, Co. Dublin
The castle was constructed in the mid 13th Century, possibly by the Knights Templar, rectangular in plan with towers on each corner.
Lost Buildings of Ireland
Demolished and lost buildings of Ireland
1265 – Franciscan Abbey, Cashel, Co. Tipperary
‘Hacket’s Abbey’ was founded by Sir William Hacket about 1265. Despite the fact that the Anglican archbishop got possession of the friary at the Suppression,
1280s – Kiltartan Castle, Co. Galway
Cromwell’s artillery left very little of the 13th century Castletown castle in the 1650s. Two storeys partially remain (with a 3-storey spiral stairway) of this 13th Century castle.
1290c – Baggotrath Castle, Dublin
Baggotrath Castle was built in the late thirteenth century, in the vicinity of what is now Upper Baggot Street. It was largely destroyed on the eve of the Battle of Rathmines during English Civil War (1649) when it was considered a prize possession for military power in Dublin.
1290s – Thomondgate Bridge, Limerick, Co. Limerick
Thomondgate was part of the “Northern” Liberties granted to Limerick in 1216. This area was the border between Munster and Connacht until County Clare,
12th C. – St Michael le Pole, Dublin
St Michael le Pole, between Chancery Lane and Ship Street, “St Michael of the Pool” overlooked the “Black Pool” from which Dubhlinn took its name.
1308 – Old City Conduit, James St., Dublin
A former water fountain or conduit constructed in the James Street area of Dublin. In 1244, the Dodder river was diverted at Firhouse and a canal known as the city watercourse was built linking to the Poddle river.
1320c – Claddagh Castle, Dunmore, Co. Galway
Illustrated as largely intact in 1794, the castle is now much decayed. Probably built after the previous castle was burned in 1315,
1335 – Market Cross, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
From the Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, 1843: “This interesting monument, which was erected in 1335, stood in the High-street,
1358 – Long Choir, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
During the 1350s a major extension to the cathedral was undertaken by John de St Paul, Archbishop of Dublin. By 1358,
