1785 – Design for Emo Court, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Architect: Thomas Sandby
Unexecuted design by English architect Thomas Sandby for Emo Court.
1790 – Emo Court, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Architect: James Gandon / William Caldbeck
Designed by the architect James Gandon in 1790 for John Dawson,
1800c – Market House, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Still intact, sited in the centre of the market square, but now much defaced by its usage as a service station.
1840 – St Michael’s Church, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Architect: Thomas A. Cobden / T.F. McNamara
Mainly attributed to Thomas A.
1847 – Railway Station, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Architect: Sancton Wood / George Wilkinson
The station opened on 26 June 1847,
1950 – ESB Power Station, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Portarlington Power Station was opened in 1950 as Ireland’s peat-fired power station,
