1952 – Former Blackwater Cottons Factory, Youghal, Co. Cork
Architect: Chillingworth & Levie
Corkman William Dwyer started a cloth manufacturing plant,
1954 – Presentation Sisters Convent, Ballyphehane, Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
Fine 1950s convent complex still largely intact.
1954 – Sunbeam Wolsey Nylon Spinning, Blackpool, Cork
Architect: Buchan Kane Foley
Now largely unrecognisable, this is one of the last remnants of the vast Sunbeam Wolsey work in Blackpool,
1954 – Unbuilt Design for Cork County Hall
Architect: Patrick McSweeney
A concept by Patrick McSweeney who was Cork County Architect from 1953 to 1975.
1956 – All Saints Church, Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
Very much a local landmark, the massive church was built between 1954 and 1956 of concrete and limestone.
1960 – Kire Manufacturing, Kinsale, Co. Cork
Architect: Ronnie Tallon, Michael Scott & Associates
Kire Manufacturing was an american company who were manufacturers of ladies’ garments mainly for export.
1961 – Cork Airport, Ballygarvan, Co. Cork
Architect: Leo M. Carroll, Department of Transport and Power
After a long drawn out process from the late 1930s,
1964 – General Accident Assurance, South Mall, Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
Restrained piece of modernist infill on South Mall.
1964 – Irish Distillers Bottling Plant, North Mall, Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
Constructed as a bottling and storage facility by Cork Distillers Co.,
1964 – Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Architect: Clifford Smith & Newenham
The Silver Springs Hotel,
