1620s – Charlemont Fort, Co. Armagh
Charlemont Fort was a garrison built in Charlemont in 1602 by Lord Mountjoy. It was destroyed in 1920 by fire and the only building remaining today is the gatehouse.
1622 – Exchange or Market House, Derry
Originally erected by the London Corporation at a cost of over 500 pounds after a decision taken in 1616 that “a market house and a town house should be erected in Derry,
1630s – Bishop’s Castle, Raphoe, Co. Donegal
Built in the 1630s for The Rt. Rev. Dr John Leslie, Church of Ireland Lord Bishop of Raphoe. Bishop Leslie was besieged within the castle during the Irish Rebellion of 1641,
1630s – Inchmore Castle, Co. Kilkenny
“This highly picturesque ruin is situated on the Nore, about four miles from Kilkenny, and derives its name, Inchmore, or the Great Island,
1636 – Jigginstown House, Naas, Co. Kildare
Architect: John Allen
Jigginstown also known as Sigginstown House, or Strafford’s Folly was 380ft in length, making it one of the largest unfortified structures built in Ireland.
1636 – Old Rathmines Castle, Rathmines, Dublin
Built around 1636, possibly incorporating an earlier structure. In use as a school by 1789 at the time of this illustration.
1639 – Tholsel, Galway
Demolished around 1822, construction started in 1639.
1660s – Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway
Eyrecourt was built by Colonel John Eyre around 1660. Eyre had arrived in Ireland during the Cromwellian Wars and was granted large tracts of land in East Galway for his service to Cromwell.
1665 – Market House, High Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Belfast’s first market house of 1665 was located at the corner of High Street next to Cornmarket. According to an 1823 published history of Belfast,
1669 – Crotta House, Kilflynn, Co. Kerry
Architect: Richard Morrison
Original house of 1669, owned by the Ponsonby family. Additions of 1819 in a Jacobean style to the existing house by Sir Richard Morrison,
