1218 – Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon
Boyle Abbey was established in 1161 under the patronage of the MacDermott’s as a daughter house of Mellifont Abbey and was completed in 1218.
Boyle
1730 – King House, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Architect: William Halfpenny
King House is a magnificently restored Georgian mansion located in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. According to Maurice Craig,
1810 – Rockingham, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Architect: John Nash
Originally built as a two storey house for General Robert King by John Nash. In 1822 an extra floor was added and after a fire in the 1860s it was rebuilt.
1810 – Rockingham, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Architect: John Nash
Originally built as a two storey house for General Robert King by John Nash. Considered on of Nash’s finest Classical work in Ireland,
1810 – The Golf House, Rockingham Estate, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Architect: John Nash
Detached four-bay two-storey former hunting lodge of Rockingham Demesne, with castellated corner towers – originally five,
1822 – Lough Key Castle, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Architect: John Nash
Sited on Castle Island (named due to a 13th century tower on it) in Lough Key,
1832 – Entrance Gate, Rockingham, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
A fine Gothic style gatehouse into the Rockingham Demesne, now Lough Key Forest Park. Many of the other gatehouses were designed by Humphrey Repton (draughtsman to John Nash) but this differs hugely from the other more classically designed lodges associated with the demesne.
1870 – Bank of Ireland, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Architect: Millar & Symes
Attractive bank branch with symmetrical front elevation, with doors to the banking hall and living accommodation.
1882 – St. Joseph’s Church, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Architect: Goldie & Child
Constructed from 1875-1882. Built in the Gothic style, it had a magnificent pitch pine, hammerbeam roof,
