Architecture of Munster

1844 – St Michael’s Church of Ireland, Limerick

Prior to the construction of this fine Gothic church,

1845 – Leamy House, Upper Hartstonge St., Limerick, Co. Limerick

Selected after an architectural competition, Atkins’s designs for the former Leamy School are in a Tudor Revival style with a central crenellated tower.

1845 – St. John’s Church, Waterford

Architect: John B. Keane

A well designed and maintained Gothic Revival church,

1846 – Queen’s Old Castle, Grand Parade, Cork

Architect: Henry Hill / S.F. Hynes / Chillingworth & Levie

William Fitzgibbon from Rathkeale,

1847 – Ardtully House, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry

Ardtully House was constructed in 1847 by Sir Richard Orpen, a Dublin based solicitor whose family had connections to the area.

1847 – Main Quadrangle, University College Cork

Architect: Sir Thomas Deane

One of three colleges constructed in Belfast,

1847 – The Eglinton Lunatic Asylum / Atkins Hall, Cork

Architect: William Atkins

Originally designed as three separate ranges spectactularly sited overlooking the river Lee.

1848 – Castle Oliver / Clonodfoy Castle, Co. Limerick

Architect: G.F. Jones

Also known as Castle Oliver, and constructed by English architect George Fowler Jones between 1845-48 for sisters Elizabeth and Mary Isabella Oliver-Gascoigne.