1850 – St. Thomas Church, Rosemount, Co. Westmeath
Fine mid-nineteenth century Roman Catholic church that is quite reminiscent of earlier Board of First Fruits churches for the Church of Ireland.
Ralph H. Byrne
1879 – Lumen Christi College, Derry
Architect: Crome &Toye / Ralph H. Byrne
The central building was a casino or recreational building for the Bishop of Derry.
1881 – Loreto Convent, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Architect: Ralph H. Byrne
Constructed in the Institutional Gothic style that is characteristic of buildings for religious congregations at this time.
1881 – St Brigid’s Church, Clara, Co. Offaly
Architect: J.J. O’Callaghan / Ralph H. Byrne
Designed in 1876, and completed by 1881, and reminiscent of Pugin’s work at St.
1916 – St Patrick’s Church, Ringsend, Dublin
Architect: W.H. Byrne & Son
Fine early 20th century Gothic revival church on an awkward site which the architect has made the most of by placing the tower and spire along the roadside for dramatic effect.
1919 – Design for Hibernian Bank, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: W.H. Byrne & Son
Designed by Ralph H. Byrne of W.H. Byrne & Son. Built on the corner of O’Connell Street and Abbey Street to replace a bank building destroyed in the Easter Rising of 1916.
1919 – Former Hibernian Bank, O’Connell Street Lower, Dublin
Architect: Ralph H. Byrne
Built after the previous branch of the Hibernian Bank was destroyed in the fighting during the 1916 Easter Rising.
1922 – Oliver Plunkett Church, Blackrock, Co. Louth
Architect: Ralph H. Byrne
One of the better designed churches of the early 20th century that largely managed to escape the granite-clad barn template of later years is the Church of St.
1926 – Durrow Abbey, Durrow, Co. Offaly
Architect: Ralph H. Byrne
After the second Durrow Abbey House was gutted by fire during the Civil War in 1923.
1929 – Sacred Heart Church, Arvagh, Co. Cavan
Architect: Ralph H. Byrne
The foundation stone was laid on 2nd October 1927, and the official opening took place on 8th September 1929.
