1819 – Royal School, Cavan, Co. Cavan
The Royal School Cavan was one of a number of ‘free schools’
The Royal School Cavan was one of a number of ‘free schools’
One of the larger Board of First Fruits churches due to the town’s status as a garrison town,
Presumed to be the work of William Farrell as it is almost identical to his courthouse in Carrick-on-shannon,
Fine little building with decorative pinnacles and crisp detailing. The battlemented porch with twin-light window is an especially attractive feature.
Former church with truncated spire over the doorway.
In 1862, Cavan parish church was extended and it became the new cathedral of the Kilmore diocese under Bishop James Browne.
The Poor Clares founded a convent in Cavan in 1861 in a large premises on Main Street.
Built in the grounds of Cullies House,
Small Gothic inspired Masonic Hall on an almost domestic scale.
Later head of architecture at University College Dublin,