1845c – Gates of Shankill Castle, Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
Architect: Daniel Robertson
Imposing polygonal gatehouse attached to earlier gateway,
Imposing polygonal gatehouse attached to earlier gateway,
Extravagent gateway and lodge by George Fowler Jones to accompany the grand baronial castle he designed for the Oliver-Gascoigne sisters.
A large and impressive stone Tudor arched gateway,
Fantastically muscular design for the main gateway to Duckett’s Grove –
Castellated entrance on Mullingar side of Knockdrin demesne,
Fine set of piers and gates flanked by matching gatehouses in an Italianate style.
“Our illustration in this number represents a design for a principal entrance to a very large demesne,