1830s – Church, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Replaced by an unremarkable exercise in 1950s Romaneque sited on the then edge of town.
1840 – Pembroke Row, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
When the 3rd Viscount de Vesci married Lady Emma Hubert, daughter of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery.
1840 – St Michael’s Church, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Architect: Thomas A. Cobden / T.F. McNamara
Mainly attributed to Thomas A.
1840 – St. Patrick’s Church, Ballyroan, Co. Laois
St. Patrick’s is a simple rectangular church with a flat-ceiling interior.
1847 – Portlaoise Railway Station, Co. Laois
Architect: Sancton Wood
Originally a station on the Great Southern and Western Railway,
1847 – Railway Station, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Architect: Sancton Wood / George Wilkinson
The station opened on 26 June 1847,
1850 – Former Bank of Ireland, Railway St., Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Architect: George Halpin
Former bank branch for the Bank of Ireland.
1854 – St Brigid’s Church, Ballinakill, Co. Laois
Architect: J.J. McCarthy
The spire and tower was added by J.J.
1860 – de Vesci Memorial, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
Architect: J.S. Butler
A robust and rustic obelisk in the middle of the market square dedicated to the 2nd Viscount de Vesci.
1863 – Former Town Hall, Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Architect: William Caldbeck
Detached three-bay two-storey gable-fronted former town hall,
