1583 – Rathfarnham Castle, Co. Dublin
The date of the foundation of the Castle is uncertain, but recent research would suggest 1583 as the most likely date.
The date of the foundation of the Castle is uncertain, but recent research would suggest 1583 as the most likely date.
Marlay House was built by Thomas Taylor and was originally known as ‘The Grange’. David La Touche, first governor of the newly established Bank of Ireland acquired and extended the house in 1764 and renamed it for his wife Elizabeth Marlay.
Originally an entrance gateway to Rathfarnham castle, this 18th century triumphal arch is attributed to Henry Loftus, Earl of Ely. The arch is named the new gate on Frizell’s map of 1779.
The church which dates from 1795 has had two enlargements. The first was in the 1820s when the tower and spire were added.
A 36-room, two-storey, symmetrical, stucco-faced house of with several curved bows. It had a balustraded parapet to the roof, a veranda with slender iron uprights and a balcony above along the centre of the front.
Adjacent to the Church of Ireland, and now used as a community centre, this little school opens out on to the main street of the village as well as the forecourt of the church.
Adjacent to the school and the local Church of Ireland, this is an attractive little house with unusual detailing above the upper windows.
In 1827, a new parish church, officially titled ‘New Whitechurch’, was consecrated, blessed and opened for public worship by the Archbishop of Dublin.
Design for a proposed building at St. Columba’s College, Co. Dublin by Philip Charles Hardwick –
Designed in Early French Gothic style with the nave, aisles and chancel terminating in 3 semicircular apses.The foundation stone was laind on 29 March 1875,