1900 – Post Office, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Architect: Robert Cochrane / Board of Public Works
A handsome Arts and Crafts influenced post office, by Robert Cochrane of the Board of Public Works,
1902 – The Century Bar, Dundalk, Co. Louth
A rare Art Nouveau public house still well maintained. Perhaps designed by a Belfast firm, it was built by a Terence McDonald whose initials form the centrepiece of the bar.
1903 – St. Patrick’s Church, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Architect: Thomas Duff / J.J. McCarthy / G.C. Ashlin
Designed by Thomas Duff on the model of King’s College Chapel,
1905 – Former Library, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Architect: Finian Tallon
Built as a Carnegie Library in 1905, this simple mid terrace building features Jacobean gothic detailing and Art Nouveau lettering.
1922 – Oliver Plunkett Church, Blackrock, Co. Louth
Architect: Ralph H. Byrne
One of the better designed churches of the early 20th century that largely managed to escape the granite-clad barn template of later years is the Church of St.
1925 – St. Michael’s Hall, Carlingford, Co. Louth
Small parish hall whose architectural detail is a simple stripped Italianate classicism executed in render.
1926 – Church of SS Peter & Paul, Dromiskin, Co. Louth
Architect: Ashlin & Coleman
A confident example of the Romanesque style of the new Irish Free State. A local landmark,
1931 – Allied Irish Bank, Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Attractive exercise is a retained twentieth century classical built as a branch of the Munster and Leinster Bank. The giant orders give the building an appearance of robust confidence with the attractive fenestration and window guards enhancing its architectural quality.
1935 – Cooley Alcohol Factory, Co. Louth
Architect: J.D. Postma
One of five industrial potato alcohol plants constructed to a similar design around Ireland by the Irish Government.
1935 – Court House, Carlingford, Co. Louth
Unusual little courthouse with Art Deco pretensions, particularly in the gateways and railings.
