1812 – Thomastown Castle, Co. Tipperary
Built in 1812 for the 2nd Earl of Landaff, the large Tudor Revival castle incorporated a previous 17th century house,
Built in 1812 for the 2nd Earl of Landaff, the large Tudor Revival castle incorporated a previous 17th century house,
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. Although a house was actually built,
The ancestral seat of the Earls of Wicklow was the palatial Shelton Abbey, near Arklow,
Ruined for many years, currently undergoing reconstruction.
From; J.P. Neale, Views of the seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England,
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. Constructed in thirty hours at the top of the what was then known as Sackville Street.
Glynch House has been attributed to Sir Richard Morrison due to its similarities to his style for middle-sized country houses. The symmetrical front elevation has recesses for the ground floor windows,
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.