1952 – Former Blackwater Cottons Factory, Youghal, Co. Cork
Architect: Chillingworth & Levie
Corkman William Dwyer started a cloth manufacturing plant,
1952 – Shannon Airport, Rineanna, Co. Clare
Architect: Buckley & O’Gorman
Shannon was selected in the mid 1930’s as a site for a transatlantic airport.
1954 – Church of Our Lady and St Michael, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Architect: Liam McCormick, Corr & McCormick
The church that launched a career.
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.
1957 – Retail Kiosk, Ardkeen, Waterford
Architect: L.A. Roche, R & W Cunningham
Unusual retail kiosk near the Ardkeen hospital.
1959 – Shannon Shamrock Hotel, Bunratty, Co. Clare
Architect: Andrew Devane, Robinson Keefe & Devane
In 1957,
1960 – Castlerosse Motel, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Architect: Donal O’Neill Flanagan & Philip Jebb
Built on the site of Royal Victoria Hotel in front of the Lower Lake,
