1847 – Railway Station, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
Architect: John Skipton Mulvany
Demolished railway station constructed for the Midland Great Western Railway Company. Similar in design to station at Lucan North.
Midland Great Western Railway
The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) was the third largest railway company in Ireland. It was incorporated in 1845 and absorbed into the Great Southern Railways in 1924. At its peak the MGWR had a network of 538 miles in parts of Leinster, Ulster and much of Connacht. Its network was entirely within what in 1922 became the Irish Free State. Locomotives and rolling stock were maintained at MGWR’s Broadstone works in Dublin.
1850 – Broadstone Railway Station, Constitution Hill, Dublin
Architect: John Skipton Mulvany
Broadstone harbour’s location was chosen for its proximity to the markets and the law courts.
1850 – Railway Station, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Architect: John Skipton Mulvany
Built in the early 1850s by John Skipton Mulvany, the architect of the sublime Broadstone station in Dublin,
1851 – Former MGWR Station, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: John Skipton Mulvany
The MGWR Station or East Station was designed by John Skipton Mulvany and opened in 1851.
1851 – Railway Station, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Architect: George Wilkinson
Designed by George Wilkinson for the Midland Great Western Railway in a picturesque Tudor, complete with a variety of tall chimneys and crisp stonework.
1853 – Great Southern Hotel, Galway
Architect: John Skipton Mulvany
Begun 1851, for Midland Great Western Railway Co., and designed by J. S. Mulvany who also designed Ceannt Station to which it is attached.
1855 – Railway Station, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
Architect: George Wilkinson
Constructed for the Midland Great Western Railway Co., and opened in 8th November 1855. Visually similar to many on this network to the northwest of Ireland –
1858 – Woodlawn Railway Station, Co. Galway
Architect: George Willoughby Hemans
Sited on the main Iarnród Éireann Intercity line from Dublin to Galway, situated between Ballinasloe and Attymon halt stations.
1860 – Signal Box, Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon
Knockcroghery railway station opened on 13 February 1860 and closed on 17 June 1963.
1862 – Dublin-Sligo Railway Station, Dromod, Co. Leitrim
Architect: George Wilkinson
The station for the mainline Dublin-Sligo rail route is a grander affair than the local narrow gauge station but still modest in comparison to stations in the larger Irish towns.
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