1780

1780 – Ardress House, Co. Armagh

Architect: George Ensor

Originally a modest farmhouse which was transformed into a mansion around 1780 by Dublin architect George Ensor,

1780 – Design for houses on Sackville Street, Dublin

Architect: Thomas Sherrard

Design for a terrace of houses on Sackville Street, now O’Connell Street.

1780 – Design for Theatre, Trinity College Dublin

Architect: Sir William Chambers

Illustration of the Theatre for Trinity College Dublin, largely as constructed but with an additional dome.

1780 – Dunsandle House, Athenry, Co. Galway

Toay the ivy clad ruin of Dunsandle House stands forlorn and neglected in the countryside between Athenry and Loughrea. It was built for the Daly family c.1780,

1780 – Former Jail, Armagh, Co. Armagh

Architect: Thomas Cooley / William Murray

The old jail building is sited at the opposite end of the Mall from the Court House.

1780 – Grand Canal Harbour & City Basin, St. James’s Gate, Dublin

Before the completion of the Grand Canal Docks at Ringsend, this was considered the mainline of the canal. The canal’s use was threefold: to supply the city basin with a water supply;

1780 – St. Catherine’s Church, Meath St., Dublin

“The chapel belonging to the parish formerly stood in Bridge foot street at the north side of Thomas street, but it being dilapidated,

1780 – Théâtre de l’Odeon, Paris

Architect: P.L. Moreau, M.J. Peyre & C. deWailly

Designed by Pierre Louis Moreau, who was the city architect, the Théâtre de l’Odeon was begun in 1774 as a replacement for “Comédie Française”.

1782 – Kilkenny College, Kilkenny

Architect: Charles Vierpyl

A long established school, opened in 1667 under the auspices of James Ormonde, first Duke of Ormonde,