1819 – Templemore Abbey, Co. Tipperary
Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison
Constructed on the site of an earlier house,
Constructed on the site of an earlier house,
A cruciform structure with pinnacle gables, tower and a graceful spire,
Castellated gateway constructed in 1831 to replace an earlier and by then ruinous gate.
In Burkes Guide to Country Houses, Kilcooley Abbey is described as a large winged house,
Opened in 1849 on the Great Southern & Western Railway’s main Dublin to Cork line,
Fine railway station with adjoining stationmaster’s house built for the Waterford &
Triple-span railway viaduct over River Suir,
Somewhere under the Victorian additions is a medieval church –
Small country hotel set back from the road, close to the local railway station.
Ardfinnan Castle was originally built circa 1186 to guard the river crossing on the River Suir,