1639 – Tholsel, Galway
Demolished around 1822, construction started in 1639.
1640 – Lemenagh Castle, Co. Clare
Lemenagh Castle was both a castle (1480) and fortified house (1640) and was one of the principal strongholds of the O’Brien’s.
1650 – Hillsborough Fort, Hillsborough, Co. Down
Artillery fort built in 1650 by Colonel Arthur Hill – the Hill family built the village of Hillsborough starting with the fort.
1660s – Beaulieu, Co. Louth
The buildings at Beaulieu, evolved over time, from tower house to Jacobean building,
1660s – Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway
Eyrecourt was built by Colonel John Eyre around 1660. Eyre had arrived in Ireland during the Cromwellian Wars and was granted large tracts of land in East Galway for his service to Cromwell.
1664 – Clonfert Cathedral, Co. Galway
The original monastery was founded here by Saint Brendan in 563 and it is here that the great navigating saint is buried.
1665 – Market House, High Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Belfast’s first market house of 1665 was located at the corner of High Street next to Cornmarket.
1666 – Old Market Cross, Newtownards, Co. Down
The originalMarket Cross was built in 1636 but was destroyed by Commonwealth troops in 1653.
1667 – Waringstown House, Waringstown, Co. Down
One of the oldest unfortified mansion houses in Ireland, it was built by William Waring,
1669 – Crotta House, Kilflynn, Co. Kerry
Architect: Richard Morrison
Original house of 1669, owned by the Ponsonby family.
