Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Builder of the inn at Lismore, Co. Waterford, from 1793 until June 1795, when he was arrested for bankruptcy while the building was still unfinished.(1) His plans and elevations for three small farmhouses, dated June 1794, are among the architectural drawings at Lismore Castle.(2)



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(1) Lindsay J. Proudfoot, Urban Patronage and Social Authority: the management of the Duke of Devonshire's towns in Ireland, 1764-1891 (1995), 179-80.
(2) Photocopy in IAA.


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Building: CO. WATERFORD, LISMORE, INN
Date: 1793-1795
Nature: SW contractor for same (having estimated cost at £1,747) from 1793 until Jun 1795 when arrested for bankruptcy.
Refs: Lindsay J. Proudfoot, Urban Patronage and Social Authority: the management of the Duke of Devonshire's towns in Ireland, 1764-1891 (1995), 179-180