1730 – Dalystown House, Co. Galway

A three-bay, three-storey over basement house finished externally in cut stone with plain window surrounds, with a five bay side elevation. Possibly designed by John Lynn, who also worked on several other buildings for the Daly family including Dunsandle House and their mausoleum on this estate. Sometimes referred to as Dalyston.

In May 1948 it was described in the Irish Independent as “a fine specimen of Georgian architecture” that had been brought “thoroughly up-to-date” with electric lights and an automatic pump which provided the water supply. The report also said the house was well maintained and was in “first-class condition. Now ruined after yt was stripped of its fittings in the early 1960s. An attempt to demolish it completely in 1996 was halted by the local council. A further scheme to rebuild it in received planning permission in 2025 but that was overturned on appeal in early 2026 after an inspectors report in December 2025 stated that the application had not “satisfactorily demonstrated” that any work carried out would be an authentic reconstruction. The surviving parts of the house, which include the mostly intact basement are a designated protected structure. There exists the remains of two farmyards and a vast walled garden enclosure.

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