Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL

Name: BOLGER, BRYAN
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1828-1831
Nature: By Bryan or James Bolger. FS laid 9 Jun 1828.
Refs: O'Connell School Centenary Record (Dublin, 1928) states that BB superintended building, but cf. Pettigrew & Oulton's Dublin Almanac (1847), 'Annals of Dublin' (1828, June 9)

Name: BOLGER, JAMES [2]
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1828-1831
Nature: Architect James Bolger. FS laid by Daniel O' Connell, 9 Jun 1828.
Refs: Saunders's News Letter, 11 Jun 1828; Pettigrew & Oulton's Directory 1847, Annals of Dublin (1828, June 9); but O'Connell School Centenary Record, Dublin, 1928, states that Bryan Bolger superintended erection of school buildings; IB 46, 13 Feb 1904, 74;  Christine Casey, The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin (2005), 139.

Name: BYRNE, PATRICK
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1856
Nature: Chapel, completed 1856, tentatively attr. to PB by Casey and more confidently by Grimes..  Craftsmen: Dan Doran, foreman mason;  C.W. Giblan, stuccador; John D'Arcy, scagliola. Stained glass: Casey Bros.
Refs: Christine Casey, The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin (2005), 139;  Brendan Grimes, Majestic Shrines and Graceful Sanctuaries: the church architecture of Patrick Byrne 1783-1864 (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2009),114-121(illus.).

Name: CASEY, JOHN *
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1856p
Nature: Stained glass in chapel by Casey Bros.
Refs: Christine Casey, The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin (2005), 139.

Name: BYRNE, PATRICK
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1863
Nature: Additions.
Refs: DB 3, 1 Apr 1863, 63

Name: O'CONNOR, GEORGE LUKE
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1904
Nature: Renovation and enlargement. Additions, including lecture hall, new art school and classroom. Extra storey(s). Ornamental fleche on roof. Contractor: Thomas Mackey, Camden St.
Refs: IB 46, 13 Feb 1904, 74(illus.); RHA 1908, no. 295

Name: POWER, ALBERT GEORGE *
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1913
Nature: Statues of SS. Joseph and Patrick in niches flanking reredos.
Refs: Theo Snoddy, Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century (1996), 398;  Christine Casey, The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin (2005),  140.

Name: O'CONNOR, GEORGE LUKE
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1918
Nature: Extension containing technical branch in progress. Contractor: Thomas Mackey. Further additions in contemplation.
Refs: IB 60, 19 Oct 1918, 424

Name: O'CONNOR & AYLWARD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1943
Nature: Large assembly hall. Contractor: Hugh O'Neill & Co.
Refs: IB 85, 23 Oct 1943, 404(illus.)

Name: O'CONNOR & AYLWARD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RICHMOND STREET NORTH, CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
Date: 1955
Nature: New staircase at St Canice's School, 1951. New schools, 1951-52. Entrance gate.
Refs: IB 93, 23 Jun,10 Nov 1951, 662,1170; 94, 16 Feb 1952, 184; 97, 12 Feb 1955, 153