1892 – Railway Station, Newport, Co. Mayo
The first station on the Westport to Achill Sound extension was Newport which opened in February 1894,
1892 – Railway Tunnel, Newport, Co. Mayo
The Westport railway line was extended to Achill Sound in the 1890s.
1892 – Railway Viaduct, Newport, Co. Mayo
The railway bridge that once carried steam trains through Newport on their way to Achill is now preserved as the Great Western Greenway,
1893 – Corrib Viaduct, Galway
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.
1895 – Gillooly Memorial Hall, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Architect: P.J. Kilgallen
Built to commemorate the deceased Bishop Gillooly who was a campaigner against alcohol.
1895 – Masonic Hall, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Architect: Henry Seaver
Designed by Belfast architect Henry Seaver,
1895 – Presbytery, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Architect: W.H. Byrne
Solid late-Victorian house with bay windows on several sides,
1896 – St. Patrick’s Church, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
Architect: Goldie, Child & Goldie
Imposing catholic church from English architect George Goldie,
1897 – Former Great Southern Hotel, Mulranny, Co. Mayo
Architect: T.N. Deane & Son
Constructed between 1895 and 1897 by the Midland &
1897 – Midland & Great Western Railway Hotel, Recess, Co. Galway
The main Recess railway station was opened in 1895, when services began from Galway in the heart of the Connemara and closed with the line in 1935.
