1806 – Killakee House, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin
A 36-room, two-storey, symmetrical, stucco-faced house of with several curved bows.
A 36-room, two-storey, symmetrical, stucco-faced house of with several curved bows.
Built c.1695 as a two-storey block with wings for Colonel John Allen (later 1st Viscount Allen) in place of an original fortified manor house.
Drawings by Mulvany showing elevations of ‘villa in Merrion Avenue,
Originally built circa 1766 as a three storey five bay house with bow projections but extended over the years.
The main gates were manufactured in 1842, but there is no architectural similarity between the gateway lodges and the main house.
Today the ivy clad ruin of Dunsandle House stands forlorn and neglected in the countryside between Athenry and Loughrea.
Constructed to replace an earlier house,
Mentioned in Ulysees and Strumpet City,
Now demolished, the Braidwater Mill was established in 1865 and employed generations from the town and surrounding areas.
Large linen works outside Armagh including linen bleaching greens and weaving works.