1600s – Blayney Castle, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
The area of Muckno and Ballynalurgan was granted to Sir Edward Blayney under the Plantation of Ulster in 1607 and 1611.
The area of Muckno and Ballynalurgan was granted to Sir Edward Blayney under the Plantation of Ulster in 1607 and 1611.
Also known as Blayney Castle after the plantation castle nearby (from which the town gets its name),
Built as a summer house for the Blayneys and used by the Hope family. Now largely disappeared, the front columns and wall are standing but covered in vegetation.
An unusual building on an awkward sloping site surrounded by streets on all sides. Poorly maintained, this building should be an attractive landmark for this end of Castleblayney.
Architect to the Board of First Fruits and subsequently to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Joseph Welland died a couple of months before St.
Probably designed by James Hughes, of Charlemont, Co Armagh who died in 1875. The Builder of 7 August 1875 notes that ‘the deceased was an architect of ability’
Fine stableyard with accomodation set around three sides of a square and decorative stone archways set into the centre of the fourth.
Fine set of piers and gates flanked by matching gatehouses in an Italianate style. Up until recently the northern gatehouse was in poor repair while the southern house (the right in the postcards) has been restored.
When the 12th Lord Blayney died in 1874, his will provided money for the setting up of the Blayney Almshouses. Built of red brick with terracotta trim,
Former house circa 1860 converted for use as post office in 1909, to designs by John McGahon. Still in use today but missing the simple curvilinear pediment to the parapet.