1752 – St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Architect: Hugh Darley
Built on the site of an earlier church, St Peters is a fabulous example of a Georgian church.
Hugh Darley (1701-1771)
Another member of the Darley family who owned the Ardbraccan and Golden Hill quarries, Hugh Darley was also associated with Trinity College. He was the architect of the Dining Hall and supervised the building of the West Front by Theodore Jacobsen. He was also responsible for the fine St Peter’s Church in Drogheda of 1749.
1760 – Dining Hall, Trinity College Dublin
Architect: Hugh Darley
In the 1740s Richard Cassels designed and built a Dining Hall on this site replacing an earlier structure.
1765 – Mayoralty House, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Architect: Hugh Darley
An important civic building at the time of its construction, the Mayoralty House has been in use as a commercial premises for decades.
Smyth, Edward (1743-1823)
Edward Smyth was born in County Meath, and apprenticed to the sculptor Simon Vierpyl and subsequently by Hugh Darley the builder.
