1870 – The Irish House, Nos.1-2 Wood Quay, Dublin
The Irish House was built in 1870 at the corner of Winetavern Street and Wood Quay in Dublin,
The Irish House was built in 1870 at the corner of Winetavern Street and Wood Quay in Dublin,
Gothic club building with two oriel windows at first floor level allowing the members to have a view of the street from their smoking and coffee rooms.
William Smith O’Brien (1811-1861) was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament and leader of the Young Ireland movement.
Entrant in architectural competition to construct a new O’Connell Bridge,
Purpose built hotel from the 1870s, later extended, most notedly by W.H.
Quirky-looking church, originally constructed around 1845, with later additions from the 1870s.
Substantial Victorian villa on large grounds, previously Winton House, later owned by Wesley College.
Although a convent and school still exists on this site, the buildings illustrated are either gone or unrecognisable.
“To the already fine specimens of monumental art placed in Glasnevin Cemetery there has recently been added one,
Described in The Building News with “the style adopted is Italian”.