Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

'CE', of Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.  According to the 1911 census, Michael Joseph Leech was born in Co. Roscommon in 1886 or 1887.  He was carrying out work for Castlerea Rural District Council by 1910,(1) and in 1915 was appointed an assistant county surveyor for Co. Roscommon. He retired from the assistant county surveyorship in 1951 but continued as maintenance engineer to the River Suck Drainage Board until his death. He died, rather suddenly, on 13 October 1960 leaving a widow, son and daughters.

ICEI: elected associate member, 2 November 1942.(2)
Association of Municipal & County Engineers: elected member, 1922.(3)

Addresses: Home: Drumatemple, Ballintober, Roscommon, 1911; Tallyho Lodge, Ballymoe, Co. Roscommon, <=1922(5)->=1956; Elmsfort House, Castlerea, <=1958->=1960.

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References

Al information in this entry not otherwise accounted for is from the 1911 census of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ (last visited Nov 2009), the obituary of Leech in Engineers' Journal 13 (Dec 1960), 522, Thom's directories and ICEI membership lists.

(1) IB 52, 19 Mar 1910, 181; he is still described as district surveyor for Castlerea in IB 91, 9 Jul 1949, 640.
(2) TICEI 69 (1942-43), 38.
(3) IB 64, 14 Jan 1922, 14.


5 work entries listed in chronological order for LEECH, MICHAEL JOSEPH


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Building: CO. ROSCOMMON, CASTLEREA, HOUSES
Date: 1910
Nature: Labourers' cottages, for Castlerea RDC.
Refs: IB 52, 19 Mar 1910, 181

Building: CO. ROSCOMMON, CASTLEREA, UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1914
Nature: Erection of bathroom and lavatory at infirmary.
Refs: IB 56, 1 Aug 1914, 475

Building: CO. ROSCOMMON, CASTLEREA, LOUGHGLENN DEMESNE, DISPENSARY & DISPENSARY RESIDENCE
Date: 1914
Nature: New.
Refs: IB 56, 11 Apr,4 Jul,26 Sep 1914, 219,230,420,558

Building: CO. ROSCOMMON, FRENCHPARK, DISPENSARY & DISPENSARY RESIDENCE
Date: 1915
Nature: For Castlerea Board of Guardians. Tenders invited.
Refs: IB 57, 24 Apr 1915, 198

Building: CO. ROSCOMMON, CASTLEREA, WATERWORKS & SEWERAGE
Date: 1949
Nature: Extension of waterworks and sewerage to Castlerea.
Refs: IB 91, 9 Jul 1949, 640