15th C. – Brown’s Castle, Dublin
Approximately where Cornmarket is now, Brown’s Castle was better known as the Black Dog prison.
1636 – Old Rathmines Castle, Rathmines, Dublin
Built around 1636, possibly incorporating an earlier structure. In use as a school by 1789 at the time of this illustration.
1673 – Blue Coat School, Dublin
In Oxmantown Green, the King’s Hospital or Bluecoat School, was erected between 1669 and 1673 as a free school for boys and an alms house for unprivileged.
1673 – De Gomme Citadel Proposal, Dublin
Architect: Sir Bernard de Gomme
Sent to Dublin in 1673 to examine the harbour and defences of the city,
1674 – Yarranton proposal for canals and harbour, Ringsend, Dublin
Andrew Yarranton, (1619-1684), a former soldier in the English Civil War,
1680 – Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin
Architect: Sir William Robinson
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham is a mile and a half west of the city centre and at the time of its construction the site was part of the Phoenix Park.
1680 – State Apartments, Dublin Castle
The State Apartments in Dublin Castle were originally constructed as living accommodation for the Lord Lieutenant.
1682 – Tholsel, Dublin
1684 – St. Bride’s Church, Bride St., Dublin
A former Church of Ireland at the corner of Bride Street and Bride’s Alley (now Bride Road),
1685 – Proposal for Citadel, Dublin
Architect: Thomas Phillips
A proposal from 1685 for a large star fort covering a good portion of what is now considered the Georgian core of the south city centre.
