1950s – Meenaclady School, Co. Donegal
Architect: Basil Boyd Barrett, Office of Public Works
Fairly standard design from the Office of Public Works – a design in use from the 1930s through to the late 1950s –
1950s – Teelan’s Shop, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Fabulous shop exterior from the 1950s with intact lettering and wild octagonal windows.
1951 – Boland’s Biscuit Mills, Grand Canal Street, Dublin
Architect: Samuel Stevenson & Sons
Built on the site of a building occupied by Éamon de Valera during the 1916 Easter Rising,
1952 – Ardkeen Sanatorium, Waterford, Co. Waterford
Architect: Nolan & Quinlan
In 1947, Waterford County Council acquired Ardkeen House and 50 acres of surrounding land.
1952 – Ballyowen Sanatorium, Co. Dublin
Architect: Peppard, Duffy & Manahan
The new sanatorium at Ballyowen was formally handed over on 28th April 1952.
1952 – Employment Exchange, Waterford
Architect: J.P. Alcock & T.J. Ryan, Office of Public Works
A large central hall,
1953 – Bostock House, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Easton & Robertson
The London based architects Easton &
1953 – Motor Distributors, Shelbourne Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin
Architect: Michael Scott Architects
Motor Distributors’ started assembling Volkswagen Beetles in Ireland in 1950 in a former tram depot at 162 Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge.
1953 – Passenger Terminal, Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Architect: Office of Public Works
Demolished 2009, this 1950s ferry terminal hid a Victorian railway station.
1953 – Pediatric Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
A temporary prefabricated construction on what was left of the Rotunda gardens,
