1891 – Bank of Ireland, Stephen St., Sligo
“The new branch of the Bank of Ireland which has just been erected in Stephen street,
“The new branch of the Bank of Ireland which has just been erected in Stephen street,
“We give with this issue a photo-lithograph of the new Roman Catholic church about being erected as a memorial to the late Most Rev.
The first station on the Westport to Achill Sound extension was Newport which opened in February 1894,
The Westport railway line was extended to Achill Sound in the 1890s.
The railway bridge that once carried steam trains through Newport on their way to Achill is now preserved as the Great Western Greenway,
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.
Built to commemorate the deceased Bishop Gillooly who was a campaigner against alcohol.
Designed by Belfast architect Henry Seaver,
Solid late-Victorian house with bay windows on several sides,
Imposing catholic church from English architect George Goldie,