1603 – St. Augustine’s Fort, Galway
Work began on the Augustinian foundation in Galway in the early 1500s. Located outside the city walls, the lands were seized in 1546 following the dissolution of the monasteries.
Architecture of Galway
1639 – Tholsel, Galway
Demolished around 1822, construction started in 1639.
1720 – Menlough Castle, Galway
A sixteenth-century tower house which has been altered and enlarged at various periods – notably with a two-bay four-storey block of c.1720.
1819 – Salmon Weir Bridge, Galway
Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison
Previously known as the Jail Bridge, as the city jail was on the site of where the Cathedral now is.
1821 – Former St Nicholas’ Pro-Cathedral, Galway
Architect: James Cusack
Construction started in 1816 with the church finished and consecrated by 1821. The Pro-Cathedral was located on the corner of Abbeygate Street and Middle Street,
1831 – Bank of Ireland, Eyre Square, Galway
Architect: James Cusack
Still in use today, with further extension and alterations by Millar & Symes in 1905. Of interest are the facilities accorded to the Branch Manager –
1842 – St. Patrick’s Church. Forster St., Galway
No longer in use as a parish church, a newer building has been constructed in the grounds alongside. The outline of the building is now much simplified,
1848 – Franciscan Church, Galway, Co. Galway
Architect: James Cusack
A Franciscan Abbey was founded in 1296 on St. Stephen’s Island where the present courthouse is situated.
1850 – University College Galway
Architect: John B. Keane
Unusual university building, originally built as one of the Queen’s Colleges in Ireland, a fully enclosed quadrangle in a Gothick style.
1853 – Great Southern Hotel, Galway
Architect: John Skipton Mulvany
Begun 1851, for Midland Great Western Railway Co., and designed by J. S. Mulvany who also designed Ceannt Station to which it is attached.
