Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

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)



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(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).