1866 – Chapel, Convent of Mercy, Clonakilty, Co. Cork
The chapel was designed in a Romanesque style to blend in with the existing convent buildings –
The chapel was designed in a Romanesque style to blend in with the existing convent buildings –
Originally designed by its architect George Goldie as a retreat house, it was built in 1873 as a physical attachment to the west side of St Vincent’s Church.
Architecturally one of the finest churches in Cork city, the church was dedicated for worship on 29 June 1866.
The Munster Arcade was one of the principal department stores in Cork. Based on St. Patrick’s Street,
“Our illustration with this number is a portion of the detail elevation of the west front of the new chapel now building at the Convent of Sisters of Mercy,
Puxley Mansion, lies on a hillside west of the town of Castletownbere near the older Dunboy Castle.
Originally designed by the Pain brothers in 1836, the interior is Gothick in style with later fittings by S.F.
The Theatre Royal was founded by the actor Spranger Barry and was opened in 1760.
Designed by E.W. Pugin & G.C. Ashlin in 1868 while the church was under construction,
“This church, of which we give an illustration, is to be erected on a suitable site near Mallow,