1840 – Castleboro, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Architect: Daniel Robertson
Castleboro was a very large, imposing classical mansion built about 1840 for the 1st Baron Carew.
Castleboro was a very large, imposing classical mansion built about 1840 for the 1st Baron Carew.
A monumental cathedral, the largest building in Ireland to designs prepared by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) reputedly based on Tintern Abbey in Wales.
Opened in 1861 as a Model National School. Demolished in 1998 after being used by St.
The District Asylum was designed by James Bell and James Barry Farrell in the Italianate style,
In 1859 the Sisters of Mercy arrived in Enniscorthy to open a Convent to meet the needs of the poor. In 1860 two rooms were procured and classes for children and adults commenced.
Built as a parochial house, and not as a Bishop’s Palace as depicted on this early 20th postcard.