1820s – Cornacassa House, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
A dignified smaller classical house with a lower service wing. Described in Lewis as “Cornacassa, of Dacre Hamilton, Esq., pleasantly situated in a highly cultivated and well-planted demesne”.
1824 – Monaghan Gaol, Co. Monaghan
According to Lewis, “The county gaol, completed in 1824, and situated on an eminence near the entrance to the town, is a handsome semicircular range of building,
1824 – Old Town Chapel, Park Street, Monaghan
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.
1827 – Lough Fea, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
Architect: Thomas Rickman
Designed for the Shirley family by the historian Thomas Rickman and which is his only Irish commission,
1829 – Court House, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Architect: Joseph Welland
The Court House was probably designed by Joseph Welland, a student of John Bowden, and cost around £10,000.
1830 – Ballybay House, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
Architect: John B. Keane
Ballybay House, residence of Henry Edward John Leslie C.M.G., M.V.O; (1880-1966), a member of the British diplomatic mission to Rome,
1830 – Gate Lodge, Camla Vale, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Former gatelodge for Camla Vale house, and not Rossmore Castle as usually assumed due to its proximity across the road. Driveway and Camla Vale house are both gone.
1830 – Market House, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
A two-storey five-bay building, with outer two breaking forward, composed of dressed limestone, random rubble and red brick. The three central bays have round arches at the lower storey and rectangular windows at the upper storey.
1834 – Second Presbyterian Church, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
One of the largest Presbyterian churches in Co. Monaghan, the Ballybay Second Presbyterian Church was built in 1834 and remodelled in 1888.
1835 – Hilton Park Dovecote, Clones, Co. Monaghan
Architect: James Jones
An interesting feature of the Hilton estate is the vast tower over a gateway into the farm yard to the rear of the house.
