1814 – General Post Office, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Built in 1814 and sited in the centre of Dublin’s main thoroughfare –
Built in 1814 and sited in the centre of Dublin’s main thoroughfare –
Designed by George Knowles, architect of Dublin’s Fr.
Described in 1837 by Lewis, “About a mile and a half from Athlone on the Leinster side of the Shannon is Moydrum Castle the handsome residence of Viscount Castlemaine a solid castellated mansion with square turrets at each angle beautifully situated on the edge of a small lake and surrounded by an extensive and richly wooded demesne.”
An early 19th century house of two storeys with a five bay main front.
The present nave and chancel are of nineteenth century construction but incorporate medieval fragments.
Following temporary military arrangements after the 1798 Rebellion, the Pigeon House Fort was created,
Building of Richmond Barracks started in 1810 and it was occupied by the British Army from 1814.
The Institution was founded by the public subscription of the citizens of Belfast in the early years of the nineteenth century.
A “cottage orné” built in the early 1800s by Richard Butler,
A pair of substantial former domestic buildings which, though partly altered,