1953 – Passenger Terminal, Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Architect: Office of Public Works
Demolished 2009, this 1950s ferry terminal hid a Victorian railway station.
1953 – Telephone Exchange, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
Architect: Seymour Rice & Bertie Banahan, Office of Public Works
Large square block with lower ancillary accommodation,
1954 – Telephone Exchange, Foxrock, Co. Dublin
Architect: Seymour Rice & Bertie Banahan, Office of Public Works
Telephone exchange built for the Department of Post &
1956 – Post Sorting Office, Cootehill, Co. Cavan
Architect: Seymour Rice & Bertie Banahan, Office of Public Works
One of a series of smaller post office buildings constructed around Ireland at this time.
1956 – Shelter, People’s Park, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Architect: Raymond McGrath, Office of Public Works
A curvilinear profile on a rectangular plan,
1957 – National School, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
Architect: Basil Boyd Barrett, Office of Public Works
Now extended to the rear,
1958 – Soil Research Station, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford
Architect: Sidney Maskell, Office of Public Works
Analysis labs and extended facilities at the Teagasc complex at Johnstown Castle.
1959 – St. Mary’s National School, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan
Architect: Office of Public Works
Fine example of a standardised design school from the Office of Public Works.
1960 – Post Office, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Architect: John B. Fox & J. O’Reilly, Office of Public Works
Until recently,
1960 – St. Joseph’s School for Blind Boys, Drumcondra, Dublin
Architect: Basil Boyd Barrett, Office of Public Works
St.
