Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. KILKENNY, LYRATH

Name: HOWE, JAMES #
Building: CO. KILKENNY, LYRATH
Date: 1863
Nature: Grounds designed by JH for Sir Charles Cuffe. Nelson attributes design to Nesfield, whose name is written in pencil on the back of drawing signed by Howe.
Refs: Drawing, s. & d. May 1863, in National Botanic Gardens, Dublin (IAA neg. C4/677); DB 5, 15 Apr 1863, 69; E.C. Nelson, 'A Nesfield plan for Lyrath', Garden History 13 (1985), 156-159; Keith Lamb & Patrick Bowe, A History of gardening in Ireland (1995), 128,222 (note 97)

Name: MCCURDY, JOHN
Building: CO. KILKENNY, LYRATH
Date: 1863-1866
Nature: Restoration and remodelling in Italian Renaissance style for Sir Charles Cuffe. Contractor: Beardwood. Estimated cost £5,000.
Refs: DB 5, 15 Apr 1863, 69; drawings, &c., 1866, in IAA, McCurdy & Mitchell Collection, 79/17.56; also Acc.2002/173.1

Name: NESFIELD, WILLIAM ANDREWS #
Building: CO. KILKENNY, LYRATH
Date: ?
Nature: Design for gardens.
Refs: E.C. Nelson, 'A Nesfield plan for Lyrath', Garden History 13 (1985), 156-159