1796 – Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
Built in 1796, Kilmainham Jail has witnessed many of the events leading to Irish independence: Prisoners from the United Irish Rebellion of 1796,
Built in 1796, Kilmainham Jail has witnessed many of the events leading to Irish independence: Prisoners from the United Irish Rebellion of 1796,
Originally designed by Francis Johnston who lived in Drogheda from 1786 to 1793 while working on a commission from Primate Robinson.
Green Street Court House is home to the Irish Special Criminal Court which deals with high security cases involving terrorism or organised crime.
Originally designed and built by James Gandon,
The chapel was designed by Sir William Chambers in 1798 to match his Examination Hall across the quadrangle.
The Castle was designed in 1798 by one of Ireland’s leading architects of the day,
An excellent terrace restored in the 1990s with original shopfronts and much as the Wide Street Commissioners would have seen it after completion.
In 1704 the Foundling hospital of Dublin was opened.
“The following is an extract from a note furnished to us many years since by the late John Swan Sloane CE a gentleman who contributed several papers to our journal.
A fine but austere seven-bay three-storey building.