1767 – Ely’s Arch, Churchtown, Co. Dublin
Originally an entrance gateway to Rathfarnham castle, this 18th century triumphal arch is attributed to Henry Loftus, Earl of Ely. The arch is named the new gate on Frizell’s map of 1779.
1805 – Shanganagh Castle, Co. Dublin
Architect: Sir Richard Morrison
Developed in the early 1800s around a plain classical house of the mid 18th century.
1820 – Harbour Commissioner’s House, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Built in the neo-classical style with Dalkey granite in 1820. Contains an unusual staircase and is surmounted by a clock tower and signalling turret.
1821 – Memorial of Kings Visit to Ireland, Dun Laoghaire
The town was officially renamed Kingstown in 1821 in honour of a visit by the British King George IV, but reverted to its ancient Irish name by resolution of the town council in 1921.
1824 – St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
Architect: John Bowden & J. Rawson Carroll
Constructed on a site donated by the Earl of Pembroke and funded a grant by the Board of First Fruits,
1826 – Church of Ireland, Kilternan, Co. Dublin
Architect: John Semple
Church building readily identifiable as the work of Semple with later interior decoration from the early twentieth century –
1830 – Monkstown Church of Ireland, Co. Dublin
Architect: John Semple & John McCurdy
Originally built in 1789, but re-modelled in 1830 by John Semple, the Church of Ireland in Monkstown is an extravagant piece of 19th century church architecture.
1834 – Lord Cloncurry’s Tunnel, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Architect: William Cole
Proposal for a tunnel through Lord Cloncurry’s grounds, with pedestrian bridges at either end. In the end,
1840 – Killiney Castle, Killiney, Co. Dublin
Architect: Sandham Symes
This house has been alternatively known as Mount Malpas, Roxborough and Loftus Hill. The first house on the site was built about 1740 for Col.
1840s – Former Linden Convalescent Home, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
The original Linden Castle is to the right in our postcard illustration. The Mullin’s Wing on the right was added between 1871 and 1875 during the buildings time as a home.
