1862 – House of Retreat, Inchicore, Dublin
Architect: John Bourke
Part of a large intended scheme for the Oblate Fathers, the Retreat House was constructed in 1858-62.
1922 – Design for Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: W.H. Byrne & Son
Unified terrace scheme for three stakeholders, the Granville Hotel the Presbyterian Association, and an Income Tax Office.
Busaras: Foreword
Author’s note: this was submitted as a M.A. Thesis in History of Art in 1996 at the National College of Art and Design.
1927 – Dublin Civic Week, O’Connell Bridge, Dublin
Dublin Civic Week was held over the 17th to the 25th of September 1927. As part of the event, an elaborate structure was built on the central median of O’Connell Bridge.
1836 – Ruthven Tomb, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
The first important public funeral at Propect Cemetery was that of Edward Southwell Ruthven, a Protestant. Ruthven had sat in Parliament for Downpatrick so far back as 1806,
1835 – Mortuary Chapel, Goldenbridge Cemetery, Inchicore, Dublin
Architect: Patrick Byrne
Goldenbridge Cemetery is adjacent to the Grand Canal in Kilmainham. Having opened in 1829, it was the first catholic cemetery opened after Emancipation.
1863 – Donegan Memorial, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
The tomb of John Donegan, a successful Dublin jeweller. Described after his death: “A munificent benefactor to his creed and kind followed on November i8th,
1855 – Monahan Tomb, Glasnevin Cemetary, Dublin
The final resting place of James Henry Monahan, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland, died aged 74 on December 8th,
1860 – Connolly Monument, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
A pinnacled gothic tomb. Described as in the style of William Deane Butler, possibly by an assistant, as Deane Butler died circa 1857.
1859 – Boland Memorial Chapel, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
Architect: Charles Geoghegan
A small Gothic fantasy chapel designed by Charles Geoghegan for the Boland family. Wonderful how the transepts merge into the chevet with a tapering tower and spire for a very dynamic Gothic building.
