1701 – Marsh’s Library, St Patrick’s Close, Dublin
Architect: Sir William Robinson
Designed by Sir William Robinson who was also the architect of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the Surveyor General from 1670-1700,
1732 – Long Room Library, Trinity College Dublin
Architect: Thomas Burgh
The old Library of Trinity College (old because of a newer neighbour built by Ahrends Burton Koralak) is Thomas Burgh’s masterpiece.
1771 – Public Library, Armagh, Co. Armagh
Architect: Thomas Cooley
Fabulous Library building on an awkward sloping corner site by Thomas Cooley,
1819 – Library, Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Architect: S. Mullen
Former markethouse converted into a public library.
1820 – The Dublin Library Society, D’Olier Street, Dublin
Architect: George Papworth
The Dublin Library Society was established in 1791 to meet the needs of the city’s readers.
1827 – The Honourable Society of Kings Inns Library, Henrietta Street, Dublin
Architect: Frederick Darley
Designed by Frederick Darley in 1827,
1844 – Market House, Clones, Co. Monaghan
Architect: William Deane Butler
A fine symmetrical building by William Deane Butler.
1850 – Ste-Genevieve Library, Paris, France
Architect: Henri Labrouste
Designed in 1839, and opened in 1851,
1858 – Jackson Library, Exeter College, Oxford
Architect: George Gilbert Scott
The College’s present library was built in Gothic-Revival style in 1857 by George Gilbert Scott.
1862 – New Library, Middle Temple, London
Architect: H.R. Abraham
Destroyed during air raids during the Second World War.
