1967 – Our Lady Queen of Ireland Basilica, Knock, Mayo
Architect: Daithí P. Hanly
Formerly the Dublin City Architect,
Formerly the Dublin City Architect,
The eminent Derry architect Liam McCormick designed St.
A distinctive church with a fan shaped plan and huge wall of “dalle de verre”
Perhaps local architect Étienne Gaboury’s best-known work,
Built to replace the old stone church of St.
The Church was designed by Clifden architect Leo Mansfield (1934-98) and dedicated in 1968.
In the early 1960’s the chapel in Kilmacud was proving to be much too small for the growing population,
Built by the diocese, independent of the UCD masterplan,
Constructed after the previous church on the site was destroyed in a fire.
Simple rectangular plan with chamfered corners to the main facade.