1731 – Furness House, Naas, Co. Kildare
Architect: Francis Bindon
The 3-bay centre block is of cut ashlar limestone, with pilasters and lions around the door.
1737 – Collegiate School, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Architect: Thomas Burgh
Designed by Chief Surveyor Thomas Burgh, who died before completion, the former Collegiate School is a shallow U-shape in plan,
1739 – Carton, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Architect: Richard Cassels / Richard Morrison
In 1739, the 19th Earl of Kildare employed Richard Castle to build the existing house replacing an earlier buildng.
1740 – Obelisk, Castletown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Architect: Richard Cassels
Designed by Richard Cassels, the obelish is 140 feet high and is composed of several arches,
1743 – The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
The Wonderful Barn is a corkscrew-shaped barn built on the Leixlip side of Castletown House Estate, which borders Leixlip and Celbridge,
1753 – Newabbey House, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Small country house, rebuilt in the 1750s.
1756 – Design for Bridge, Carton, Co. Kildare
Architect: Isaac Ware
James, 20th Earl of Kildare, consulted London architect Isaac Ware during the 1750s. Ware designed the bridge at Carton,
1760 – Harbour House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Interesting treatment on a mid eighteenth century house with the main entrance elevated to first floor level and acessed by a metal staircase.
1767 – Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
Architect: Christopher Myers
Gothic rebuilding, carried for 6th Earl of Drogheda by Christopher Myers, who ‘in 1767, beautifully repaired the ancient abbey by enlarging the windows,
1780s – The Abbey, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Celbridge Abbey was built by Bartholomew Van Homrigh, Lord Mayor of Dublin, in 1697. It was his daughter, Esther Van Homrigh who has been immortalised as ‘Vanessa’ by Jonathan Swift.
