1812 – Thomastown Castle, Co. Tipperary
Built in 1812 for the 2nd Earl of Landaff,
Built in 1812 for the 2nd Earl of Landaff,
Described in 1837 by Lewis, “About a mile and a half from Athlone on the Leinster side of the Shannon is Moydrum Castle the handsome residence of Viscount Castlemaine a solid castellated mansion with square turrets at each angle beautifully situated on the edge of a small lake and surrounded by an extensive and richly wooded demesne.”
Largely unbuilt scheme for a client who died shortly after the design was commissioned.
The ancestral seat of the Earls of Wicklow was the palatial Shelton Abbey,
Ruined for many years, currently undergoing reconstruction.
Now a lot smaller than at completion after the Earl of Meath demolished most of the entrance front in the 1950s when the building was discovered to be infested with dry-rot.
A temporary triumphal arch created to welcome King George IV into Dublin.
Glynch House has been attributed to Sir Richard Morrison due to its similarities to his style for middle-sized country houses.
Richard Morrison’s original building of 1807 stood well back from the pavement on a site which had been chosen in 1797 for a Sessions House to replace the decayed 17th Century building further up the main street.