1865 – Kylemore Abbey, Co. Galway
Kylemore Abbey, now the home of Benedictine nuns, stands at the edge of the lake surrounded by woodlands.
Kylemore Abbey, now the home of Benedictine nuns, stands at the edge of the lake surrounded by woodlands.
“The new institute presents a frontage of about 40 feet by 70 feet flank, each elevation harmonizing in character,
This Roman Catholic church took some time to be completed – the foundation stone was laid 28 Aug 1872 by Archbishop MacHale.
Small hotel, with two floors and dormered attic designed by Galway engineer Edward Townsend. Townsend was Professor of Civil Engineering at Queen’s College,
This, the third Cathedral to be built in Tuam, was built on the site of the first cathedral and incorporated a Hiberno-Romanesque arch that remained onsite.
Former Convent of Mercy complex, now is use as a school. Later wing by W.H. Byrne &
Memorial chapel commissioned by Mitchell Henry as a family mausoleum upon the death of his wife in 1875.
Coloured elevation, side elevation, vertical section and half plan for altarpiece, featuring carved statues of St Patrick and St Bridget in niches at either side.
The Castle comprises three main buildings, a medieval tower, courtyard buildings and the Victorian Castle. The original structure,
In the 1890s, the Midland Great Western Railway Company was provided with a government grant of £264,000 to build a line from Galway across Connemara to Clifden.