Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Builder, of Britain Court, Dublin, listed as such in Wilson's Dublin Directory for 1798 but not in the edition for 1799. On 13 April 1797 Bryan Bolger measured work at No. 7 Belvedere Place, which had been built by Prendergast and JOHN RUSSELL  JOHN RUSSELL for JOHN JOHNSTON. JOHN JOHNSTON. (1)   John Prendergast of Britain Street appears on a list of Dublin brick- and stone-layers who were active circa 1800 compiled by his fellow tradesmen in March 1834.(2)   According to this source Prendergast 'Made a property & built the very large House now at top of Johnston's Court off Britain Street which is set to poor Room keepers';  he had subsequently lost his property 'which he had to Mortgage from badness of Trade' and had died in reduced circumstances.



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(1) Bryan Bolger Papers  NA PRO, 1A 58 126 (Letter J, Box No. 15).
(2) Royal Irish Academy, Haliday MS 4B 31; this manuscript is a copy of a report presented to Daniel O'Connell in 1834 to support the argument for repealing the Act of Union by describing the catastrophic impact the Act had had on the tradesmen of Dublin.