1525 – The Small Windmill, Skerries, Co. Dublin
Skerries has a long tradition of harnessing wind and water power, and in the period 1821 to 1839 two working windmills are recorded.
Skerries has a long tradition of harnessing wind and water power, and in the period 1821 to 1839 two working windmills are recorded.
The date of the foundation of the Castle is uncertain, but recent research would suggest 1583 as the most likely date.
Barrack Bridge was originally a wooden structure built in 1670, and was the second bridge across the river Liffey. During its construction,
Built c.1695 as a two-storey block with wings for Colonel John Allen (later 1st Viscount Allen) in place of an original fortified manor house.
Elizabethan house, also known as King James’ Castle. Described in The Neighbourhood of Dublin, in 1912 as: “Due south of Finglas,
Santry Court – was an early 18th century mansion of red brick with stone facings, built in 1703 by the 3rd Lord Barry of Santry.
The previous Custom House by Thomas Burgh and built in 1707 was sited up river at Essex Quay and was judged as structurally unsound just seventy years later.
Corkagh House originally started as a small farmhouse built circa 1650 which was later extended between 1702 and 1714 when a large wing of eight bays and a parapeted roof was constructed.
Stillorgan Obelisk was built in 1727 at the instigation of Lord Allen, probably to provide local employment that year.
A castle was built on the site by the Anglo-Normans in 1324 to defend their town from the Irish tribes in the adjacent mountain territory.