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MCKEY, JAMES
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Architect and/or measurer, active in the second decade of the nineteenth century, who was paid £2.5s.6d. for plans for the new Church of Ireland church at Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, in 1814-15, and received further payments 'for half expenses of measuring measuring slater's work' (6s.) in 1815-16 and 'for half measuring roof of church' (£24,6s,4½d.) in 1817-18. Payments in connection with the new church were also made to 'Mr Dolittle, Architect' (£5 in 1815-16) and to 'Mr Byrne, Architect'(£3 in 1818-19), whereas James McKey is not referred to as an architect in the church records.(1)
References
(1) RCB Library, 'An account of of all sums of money levied for building and repairing of churches...June 1824' (information from Frank Keohane).
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Building: | CO. MEATH, DUNSHAUGHLIN, CHURCH OF ST SEACHNAL (CI) |
Date: | 1814-1818 |
Nature: | JM paid £2.5s.6d. for plans for the new church in 1814-15 and received further payments 'for half expenses of measuring measuring slater's work' (6s.) in 1815-16 and 'for half measuring roof of church' (£24,6s,4½d.) in 1817-18. Church records also note payments in connection with new church to 'Mr Dolittle, Architect' (£5 in 1815-16) and to 'Mr Byrne, Architect'(£3 in 1818-19), whereas James McKey is not referred to as an architect. |
Refs: |
RCB Library, 'An account of of all sums of money levied for building and repairing of churches...June 1824' (information from Frank Keohane). |