Builder and architect, originally of Galway? BRYAN BOLGER BRYAN BOLGER measured work by John Behan at the city and county gaols at Galway between 1808 and 1810, and work by Behan and DANIEL GAVEN DANIEL GAVEN at RICHARD MORRISON' RICHARD MORRISON' s Galway county court house in 1815. In 1810 Richard Morrison and John Behan wrote to B.T. Balfour about Dundalk Court house. In 1814 Behan and Gaven's plans for Roscommon gaol were passed over in favour of plans by Richard Morrison,, but in the same year John Behan's plans for Monaghan gaol were recommended by FRANCIS JOHNSTON. FRANCIS JOHNSTON. Behan appears to have acted as architect and builder of Monaghan gaol between 1815 and 1820, when he was dismissed. In 1815 he acted as contractor for Enniskillen gaol, which was also designed by Richard Morrison.
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References
NA/PRO, Bolger MSS 1A/58/124,128,129; in 1A/58/128 Bolger also records measuring various repairs ordered by 'Mr Architect Behan', viz. to Barracks and Provost's Prison and Riding House at Ballinrobe, 1812, and to prisons? at Oughterard, Belturbet and Tullamore, 1814 (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc. 2008/44).
NLI MS. 10,281 and PRONI D562/12766 (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc. 2008/44).
NA/SPO 558/423/32 (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc. 2008/44).
NA/SPO 558/423/31 (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc. 2008/44)
NA CSO/RP/1821/527 (formerly CSORP 1821/547).
NA/SPO 564/468/5 (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc. 2008/44).
8 work entries listed in chronological order for BEHAN, JOHN [2]
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CO. LOUTH, DUNDALK, MARKET SQUARE, COUNTY COURT HOUSE |
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1810 |
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JB and Richard Morrison write to B.T. Balfour about same and submit tender. |
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NLI MS 10,281 (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc.2008/44); PRONI D562/12766 (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc.2008/44)
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CO. MONAGHAN, MONAGHAN, COUNTY GAOL |
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1814-1820 |
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Designs approved; acted as architect until dismissed in 1820 |
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NA/SPO 558/423/31; NA/SPO CSORP 1821/547 (old refs. fromEdward McParland files, IAA Acc.2008/44); NA CSO/RP/1822/22.
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CO. GALWAY, GALWAY, SALMON WEIR BRIDGE |
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1818-19 |
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'a very beautiful new bridge...lately erected by presentment, which does infinite credit to the taste of Mr Behan the architect' (Dutton). (Behan may have been contractor rather than architect.0). |
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Hely Dutton, A Statistical and agricultural survey of the county of Galway (1824), ? (Section 11).; R.C. Cox & M.H. Gould, Civil Engineering Heritage: Ireland (1998), 223-224(illus.)
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