1603 – St. Augustine’s Fort, Galway
Work began on the Augustinian foundation in Galway in the early 1500s. Located outside the city walls, the lands were seized in 1546 following the dissolution of the monasteries.
1610 – Portumna Castle, Co. Galway
A semi-fortified house that was built before 1618 by Richard de Burgo, the 4th Earl of Clanricarde. It was the main seat of the de Burgo family for over 200 years,
1639 – Tholsel, Galway
Demolished around 1822, construction started in 1639.
1660s – Eyrecourt Castle, Co. Galway
Eyrecourt was built by Colonel John Eyre around 1660. Eyre had arrived in Ireland during the Cromwellian Wars and was granted large tracts of land in East Galway for his service to Cromwell.
1664 – Clonfert Cathedral, Co. Galway
The original monastery was founded here by Saint Brendan in 563 and it is here that the great navigating saint is buried.
1720 – Menlough Castle, Galway
A sixteenth-century tower house which has been altered and enlarged at various periods – notably with a two-bay four-storey block of c.1720.
1779 – Tyrone House, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway
Architect: John Roberts
Built for Christopher St George, ‘reputedly to the design of John Roberts, of Waterford’. Described by Rev.
1780 – Dunsandle House, Athenry, Co. Galway
Toay the ivy clad ruin of Dunsandle House stands forlorn and neglected in the countryside between Athenry and Loughrea. It was built for the Daly family c.1780,
1785 – Clonbrock House, Ahascragh, Co. Galway
Architect: John Leeson / John Hampton
Constructed for Robert Dillon, and took five years to complete. Later porch from the 1820s by John Hampton.
1790 – Design for Casino at Lough Cutra, Gort, Co. Galway
Architect: James Lewis
A Plan and Elevation of a Casino, to be built at Lough Cutra, near Gort, in Galway,
