1603 – St. Augustine’s Fort, Galway
Work began on the Augustinian foundation in Galway in the early 1500s.
1607 – Browne Mansion, Galway
The house in Lower Abbeygate Street was derelict in 1905 and was about to be demolished when the Galway Archeological and Historical Society rescued it and had it removed carefully to Eyre Square where it became the entrance into the park.
1639 – Tholsel, Galway
Demolished around 1822, construction started in 1639.
1819 – Salmon Weir Bridge, Galway
Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison
Previously known as the Jail Bridge,
1821 – Former St Nicholas’ Pro-Cathedral, Galway
Architect: James Cusack
“On Monday last, the first stone was laid in the foundation of a new Parish Chapel,
1831 – Bank of Ireland, Eyre Square, Galway
Architect: James Cusack
Still in use today, with further extension and alterations by Millar &
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.
1848 – Franciscan Church, Galway, Co. Galway
Architect: James Cusack
A Franciscan Abbey was founded in 1296 on St.
1850 – University College Galway
Architect: John B. Keane
Unusual university building, originally built as one of the Queen’s Colleges in Ireland,
1853 – Great Southern Hotel, Galway
Architect: John Skipton Mulvany
“The new terminus at the latter place,
