1820s – Cornacassa House, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
A dignified smaller classical house with a lower service wing. Described in Lewis as “Cornacassa,
A dignified smaller classical house with a lower service wing. Described in Lewis as “Cornacassa,
According to Lewis, “The county gaol, completed in 1824, and situated on an eminence near the entrance to the town,
Replaced by William Hague’s church, which was constructed alongside, this simple church with gothic windows to the street was demolished in the early 20th century.
Designed for the Shirley family by the historian Thomas Rickman and which is his only Irish commission,
The Court House was probably designed by Joseph Welland,
Ballybay House, residence of Henry Edward John Leslie C.M.G.,
Former gatelodge for Camla Vale house, and not Rossmore Castle as usually assumed due to its proximity across the road.
A two-storey five-bay building, with outer two breaking forward, composed of dressed limestone,
One of the largest Presbyterian churches in Co. Monaghan, the Ballybay Second Presbyterian Church was built in 1834 and remodelled in 1888.
An interesting feature of the Hilton estate is the vast tower over a gateway into the farm yard to the rear of the house.