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PRENDERGAST, PATRICK JOSEPH
- Born: 1853 Died: 1911
County surveyor for the West Riding of Co. Galway, 1902-1910. Patrick Prendergast was born at Clifden, Co. Galway, in March 1853. He studied engineering at Queen's College, Galway, and from circa 1877 to 1886 was employed by the Great Northern Railway Company.(1) He subsequently worked for the Midland Great Western Railway. In 1892 he was appointed borough surveyor of Athlone and in 1902 county surveyor for the West Riding of Galway in succession to JAMES PERRY. (2)
Prendergast retired on a pension for health reasons in October 1910(3) and died in Galway on 1 February 1911.(4) He married Ellen (née Kyle) and was the father JOHN KYLE PRENDERGAST and of William Hilary Prendergast (1895-1957), who had a long career as a transport engineer in India and Burma before becoming Professor of Engineering at University College, Galway, in 1947.(5) . His pupils and assistants included HARRY JACKSON CROSSLEY.
Inst.CE: elected associate member, 5 February 1895.
Address: Northgate Street, Athlone, <=1900(6)->=1905.(7)
See WORKS.
References
All information in this entry not otherwise accounted for is from the Irish census of 1901 and from the brief obituary of Prendergast in Min.Proc.Inst.CE 184 (1910-11, Pt. 2), 360.
(1) IB 28, 15 Feb 1886, 62.
(2) IB 49, 23 Feb 1907, 121.
(3) IB 52, 12 Nov 1910, 703.
(4) IA & C 1, 11 Feb 1911, 33; IB 53, 18 Feb 1911, 99.
(5) See obituary in TICEI 84 (1957-58), 57-58.
(6) IB 42, 1 May 1900, 356.
(7) IB 47, 11 Feb 1905, 98.
19 work entries listed in chronological order for PRENDERGAST, PATRICK JOSEPH
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| Building: | CO. DUBLIN, MALAHIDE, SCHOOLS & TEACHER'S HOUSE |
| Date: | 1885 |
| Nature: | Designs new schools at Malahide for Rev. D.P. Mulcahy. (PJP was at that time living in Dublin as assistant engineer to Great Northern Railway.) |
| Refs: |
Irish Times, 13 aug 1885. |
| Building: | CO. MAYO, CLOONACANNANA (SWINFORD), BRIDGE |
| Date: | 1889-1890 |
| Nature: | PJP resident engineer for new bridge designed by Edward Glover. In progress, Jul 1889. Open to traffic, Dec 1889. Practically complete, Mar 1890. |
| Refs: | Connaught Telegraph 13 Jul 1889, 15 Mar 1890 (information from Brendan O'Donoghue) |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, CORNAMAGH CEMETERY |
| Date: | 1896 |
| Nature: | New boundary wall & drainage, for Athlone Board of Guardians. |
| Refs: | IB 38, 1 Jul 1896, 144 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, ABBEY ROAD, UNION WORKHOUSE |
| Date: | 1896 |
| Nature: | Fitting up laundry drying room and cooking apparatus. Tender of W. Baird (£283) accepted. |
| Refs: | IB 38, 1 Dec 1896, 247 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, ABBEY ROAD, UNION WORKHOUSE |
| Date: | 1899-1900 |
| Nature: | Additions (incl. new wing) to male & female hospitals, for Athlone Board of Guardians. |
| Refs: | Athlone Times, Aug 1899; IB 41, 1 Oct 1899, 140; 42, 1 Apr 1900, 323 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, SEWERS |
| Date: | 1900 |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | IB 42, 1 May 1900, 356 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, BRIDEWELL, DISPENSARY & DOCTOR'S HOUSE |
| Date: | 1902;1904 |
| Nature: | Doctor's residence, stables and dispensary, 1902. Well & pump at same, 1904. |
| Refs: | IB 44, 2 Jan 1902, 994; 46, 8 Oct 1904, 674 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, ABBEY ROAD, UNION WORKHOUSE |
| Date: | 1904 |
| Nature: | Painting and other work at chapel. |
| Refs: | IB 46, 27 Aug,10 Sep,8 Oct 1904, 562,598,662 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, WATERWORKS |
| Date: | 1904;1906 |
| Nature: | Oil engine, 1904. New store, 1906 |
| Refs: | IB 46, 8 Oct 1904, 674; 48, 16 Jun 1906, 526 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, FOOTPATH |
| Date: | 1905 |
| Nature: | Relaying. |
| Refs: | IB 47, 12 Aug 1905, 562 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, NORTHGATE STREET, TOWN HALL |
| Date: | 1905 |
| Nature: | Re-ceiling, for Athlone UDC. |
| Refs: | IB 47, 25 Feb 1905, 139 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, NORTHGATE STREET, GASWORKS |
| Date: | 1905 |
| Nature: | Works, including erection of masonry flooring and gates, for Athlone UDC. |
| Refs: | IB 47, 25 Feb,11 Mar 1905, 134,170 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, O'CONNELL STREET, HOUSES (002) |
| Date: | 1905 |
| Nature: | Tenders received for erecting same, for D. O'Connell, Esq. |
| Refs: | IB 47, 15 Jul,26 Aug 1905, 494,594 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, RETREAT ROAD, OUR LADY'S BOWER, SCHOOLS |
| Date: | 1906 |
| Nature: | In process of erection 'according to the most modern ideas of school architecture'. T-plan. Tullamore brick. To be ready by end of May. To cost at least £1000. |
| Refs: | IB 48, 10 Mar 1906, 198 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, FEVER HOSPITAL |
| Date: | 1906 |
| Nature: | Tenders received for carrying out improvements, for Board of Guardians. |
| Refs: | IB 48, 10 Mar 1906, 198 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, HOUSES (025) |
| Date: | 1906 |
| Nature: | Tenders invited for erection of 25 artisans' dwellings, foar Athlone UDC. |
| Refs: | IB 48, 8 Sep 1906, 730 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, O'CONNELL STREET, HOUSES (003) |
| Date: | 1906 |
| Nature: | Tenders invited for building 3 houses for Denis O'Connell, TC. |
| Refs: | IB 48, 7 Apr 1906, 48 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, MARKET SQUARE, MARKET HOUSE |
| Date: | 1906 |
| Nature: | Tenders invited for erection of new market house. |
| Refs: | IB 48, 16,30 Jun 1906, 486,526 |
| Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, DRAINAGE |
| Date: | 1907 |
| Nature: | - |
| Refs: | IB 49, 23 Mar 1907, 212 |