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,
1960 – Drumgeely Hill Flats, Shannon, Co. Clare
Architect: Brendan O’Connor
By the mid 1950s because of jet aircraft development,
1960 – ITGWU Building, Summerhill, Waterford
Architect: Desmond Ri O’Kelly & Raymond F. MacDonnell
Still in use by the successor union Siptu,
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,
1962 – Government Offices, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Architect: Oscar Leech & M. Feeney, Office of Public Works
One of the architects from the OPW was Oscar Leech who was also responsible for the Film Censor’s Office on Harcourt Terrace in Dublin.
1963 – Cannock’s Department Store, Limerick
Architect: John C. Thompson
Cannock’s department store was a mecca for Limerick shoppers until its sad decline and closure in the 1980s.
