1750c – Claremount, Claremorris, Co. Mayo
Built in the 18th century, this house was the home of George Browne,
Built in the 18th century, this house was the home of George Browne,
In 1824, with the blessing of Dublin’s Archbishop Daniel Murray,
Published in The Building News, December 7 1850.
Built in the mid-1850s, the convent was designed by John Neville,
Catherine McCauley founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831 in Dublin to care for the poor and the sick and to educate poor children.
Opened in 1863, with the chapel added later by George C.
Gothic chapel designed by the County Surveypr for the Sisters of Mercy convent.
Funded through a public subscription list,
The chapel was designed in a Romanesque style to blend in with the existing convent buildings –
In summer 2020, planning permission was granted to renovate and revamp the chapel,