1868 – Mount St. Joseph Convent of Mercy, Strabane, Co. Tyrone
The Convent of Mercy opened June 9th 1868 with a later extension by Harte &
The Convent of Mercy opened June 9th 1868 with a later extension by Harte &
A fine convent chapel by William A. Scott, who also designed the townhall in Enniskillen.
Catherine McCauley founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831 in Dublin to care for the poor and the sick and to educate poor children.
The chapel was designed in a Romanesque style to blend in with the existing convent buildings –
The foundation stone for the new convent was laid on 15th September 1879, but building work was suspended for a period during 1881-1882,
Although the convent building and school were constructed largely as illustrated – the church was not.
“The subject of our illustration with present No. is the Convent of Mercy lately erected at Mount St.
Published in The Building News, December 7 1850. Constructed in red sandstone with limestone dressings. The proposed spire was never completed.
Gothic chapel designed by the County Surveypr for the Sisters of Mercy convent. The spire on the short tower is quite distinctive.
Former Convent of Mercy complex, now is use as a school. Later wing by W.H. Byrne &