1740 – Belvedere, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Architect: Richard Cassels
Originally built in 1740 as a hunting lodge for Robert Rochfort,
1740 – Former Archbishop’s Palace, Limerick
Formerly the home of the Protestant bishop of Limerick, this is a fine house with central doorway,
1740 – Knockballymore House, Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh
An unusual smaller country house that was probably constructed around 1740.
1740 – Mount Panther, Clough, Co. Down
Originally built about 1740, the central block has a Diocletian window in the top floor,
1740 – Obelisk, Castletown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Architect: Richard Cassels
Designed by Richard Cassels, the obelish is 140 feet high and is composed of several arches,
1740 – Powerscourt House, Co. Wicklow
Architect: Richard Cassels
Just outside the village of Enniskerry,
1740 – The Alleys, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Behind St Peter’s Church of Ireland are these attractive houses built as a refuge for widows of clergy.
1740 – Tyrone House, Marlborough St., Dublin
Architect: Richard Cassels
Cassels designed this Dublin town house for Marcus Beresford,
1741 – Dromoland Belvedere, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare
Architect: John Aheron
The Belvedere on Tower Hill was designed by the architect John Aheron and was built in the early eighteenth century by Sir Edward O’Brien for viewing horse-racing.
1742 – Obelisk, Killiney Hill, Co. Dublin
The Obelisk bears the inscription: “Last year being hard with the poor,
