Buildings of Carlow

1818 – Braganza House, Carlow, Co. Carlow

Originally built for Col. Sir Dudley Hill by Thomas A. Cobden, later the architect of the nearby Roman Catholic Cathedral.

1820s – Gatehouse, St. Patrick’s College, Carlow

Architect: Thomas A. Cobden

Gatehouse, presumed to have been designed by Cobden who designed much of the college buildings.

1830 – Duckett’s Grove, Carlow, Co. Carlow

Architect: Thomas A. Cobden / John Macduff Derick

In his book A Guide to Irish Country Houses Mark Bence-Jones describes Duckett’s Grove as a “square house of two and three storeys,

1832 – Oak Park, Carlow

Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison, Richard Morrison / William Mitchell

Formerly known as Painestown, Oak Park is a large Victorian house by William Vitruvius Morrison.

1833 – Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow, Co. Carlow

Architect: Thomas A. Cobden

The construction of Carlow Cathedral started in 1826 under the supervision of the architect Joseph Lynch who was succeeded by the architect Thomas Cobden in 1829 who changed the design.

1834 – Court House, Carlow, Co. Carlow

Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison

Carlow Court House was designed by William Vitruvius Morrison in 1830,completed in 1834, and is considered one of his finest works.

1838 – Carlow County Infirmary, Carlow

Architect: John B. Keane

1844 – Carlow Union Workhouse, Carlow

Architect: George Wilkinson

Constructed between 1840 and 1844 at a cost of over £10,000. First admissions 18 November 1844,

1846 – Carlow Railway Station, Co. Carlow

Architect: Sir John MacNeill

A good example of Jacobean Revival architecture, comprising a two storey central block and two single storey wings.

1867 – Schools, Carlow, Co. Carlow

Architect: John McCurdy

Strongly reminiscent of the work of Deane and Woodward of a decade before. “With this number we give an illustration of schools at present being erect at Carlow.