1803 – Aldborough House, Portland Row, Dublin
Built by Edward Augustus Stratford (1736-1801), 2nd Earl of Aldborough as Dublin’s last great house of the eighteenth century.
Built by Edward Augustus Stratford (1736-1801), 2nd Earl of Aldborough as Dublin’s last great house of the eighteenth century.
This was the first purpose built Parliament House in the world and was constructed at a great time of public confidence in Dublin.
There has been a castle on the site since 1170, and from the 14th to the 17th century the O’Carroll family ruled from here over an area known as “Ely O’Carroll”.
“Fevers of one form or another were endemic in the city at this time and in the House of Industry epidemics were frequent and devastating.
The Hotel was built in 1803 and was closed as such in 1849. However the building continued in use for various purposes including a RIC barracks and,
Small church in the grounds of the religious-run hospital, the interior was decorated by Thomas Baillairgé (1829-1832) and by one of his students,
Killymoon Castle is one of John Nash’s earliest castles, built ca 1803 for William Stewart MP,