1834 – Westland Row Station, Dublin
Architect: William Dargan
Westland Row Station opened on 17 December 1834 as the city terminus of the Dublin &
Westland Row Station opened on 17 December 1834 as the city terminus of the Dublin &
Probably initially design by Dargan for himself with work also by John Skipton Mulvany.
Seven-arch limestone built viaduct, opened 1849, carrying Cork-Dublin railroad over Blarney River. Rock-faced rusticated piers, walls,
Triple-span railway viaduct over River Suir, built 1852, on railway line between Limerick and Rosslare Harbour.
The Great Industrial Exhibition in 1853 was the largest international event to be held in Ireland.
The original Dundrum station built by William Dargan in 1854 behind the modern Luas halt. This was the station closest to Dargan’s home at Mount Annville and he was a regular user.