1812 – Thomastown Castle, Co. Tipperary
Architect: Richard Morrison
Built in 1812 for the 2nd Earl of Landaff, the large Tudor Revival castle incorporated a previous 17th century house,
1814 – Moydrum Castle, Co. Westmeath
Architect: Richard Morrison
Described in 1837 by Lewis, “About a mile and a half from Athlone on the Leinster side of the Shannon is Moydrum Castle the handsome residence of Viscount Castlemaine a solid castellated mansion with square turrets at each angle beautifully situated on the edge of a small lake and surrounded by an extensive and richly wooded demesne.”
1818 – Design for Glencairn Abbey, Co. Waterford
Architect: Richard Morrison
Largely unbuilt scheme for a client who died shortly after the design was commissioned. Although a house was actually built,
1819 – Shelton Abbey, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Architect: Sir Richard Morrison
The ancestral seat of the Earls of Wicklow was the palatial Shelton Abbey, near Arklow,
1820 – Castle Freke, Co. Cork
Architect: Richard Morrison
Ruined for many years, currently undergoing reconstruction.
From; J.P. Neale, Views of the seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England,
1820 – Killruddery, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Architect: Sir Richard Morrison, William Slater, William Burn
Now a lot smaller than at completion after the Earl of Meath demolished most of the entrance front in the 1950s when the building was discovered to be infested with dry-rot.
1821 – Royal Triumphal Arch, O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: Sir Richard Morrison
A temporary triumphal arch created to welcome King George IV into Dublin. Constructed in thirty hours at the top of the what was then known as Sackville Street.
1850 – Glynch House, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
Glynch House has been attributed to Sir Richard Morrison due to its similarities to his style for middle-sized country houses. The symmetrical front elevation has recesses for the ground floor windows,
1860 – Court House, Naas, Co. Kildare
Architect: Sir Richard Morrison / John McCurdy / Deaton Lysaght Architects
Richard Morrison’s original building of 1807 stood well back from the pavement on a site which had been chosen in 1797 for a Sessions House to replace the decayed 17th Century building further up the main street.
