1820 – Gormanston Castle, Balbriggan, Co. Meath
The present Gormanston Castle was built ca 1790-1820, on the site of the castle first built in 1372,
The present Gormanston Castle was built ca 1790-1820, on the site of the castle first built in 1372,
Built in the neo-classical style with Dalkey granite in 1820. Contains an unusual staircase and is surmounted by a clock tower and signalling turret.
Semi-detached pair of houses, constructed around 1820, now in use as offices.
A fine building across the street from the castle and grander than many public buildings in other towns in Ireland,
Now a lot smaller than at completion after the Earl of Meath demolished most of the entrance front in the 1950s when the building was discovered to be infested with dry-rot.
About 3.5 km east of Athenry, Co. Galway, once the country seat of a wealthy Galway family called Persse,
Architect is uncertain, but usually attributed to McCutcheon.
Originally constructed in the 1760s, it was re-designed and re-built in 1820 by George Halpin.
Described in Lewis as “Among the most conspicuous are Rathmines Castle,
Built in 1820 as a summer house for the family of Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Knox,