Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE

Name: WILKINSON, GEORGE
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1840a
Nature: Conversion of House of Industry for purposes of workhouse to accommodate 2,000. Cost of building: £5,608. Cost of fittings: £4591. Workhouse opened 24 Apr 1840.
Refs: John O'Connor, The Workhouses of Ireland (1995), 261;  Christine Casey, The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin (2005), 643.

Name: MURRAY, WILLIAM GEORGE
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1859-1862
Nature: New male school, dormitories & other minor works, 1859-60; completion of clock tower over dining hall, 1861; new laundry, 1862 (estimated cost £2,000)
Refs: Drawings in IAA, Murray Collection, 92/46.621-644 (see Bernadette Goslin, 'A History and descriptive catalogue of the Murray Collection of architectural drawings' (MA thesis, University College, Dublin, 1990), 194-197); DB 1, 1 Mar 1859, 34; 2, 1 Aug 1860, 317; 3, 1 Aug 1861, 591; 4, 15 Jul,15 Oct 1862, 185,268;  Irish Times, 11 Jun 1860 (advertisement for tenders for plumbing work in new building), 6 Oct 1862 (advertisement for tenders for erecting laundry);  Christine Casey, The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin (2005), 643-4. .

Name: FARRELL, ISAAC
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1863
Nature: Protestant chapel.
Refs: DB 5, 1 Sep 1863, 148

Name: MAGUIRE, JOSEPH
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1871
Nature: Square of wooden shedding in grounds. Tenders sought.
Refs: IB 13, 15 Dec 1871, 335

Name: MAGUIRE, JOSEPH
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1875
Nature: Guardians invite tenders for erection of buildings on workhouse grounds, Jul 1875.
Refs: Irish Times, 17 Jul 1875.

Name: UNKNOWN ARCHITECT
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1877
Nature: Work on boundary walls; extra work on foundations. contractor: J. Kelly.
Refs: IAA, PKS B06a/48, B07/43, B08/04

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1882
Nature: New mortuary.
Refs: IB 24, 15 Dec 1882, 366

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1883
Nature: New children's auxiliary building. Contractor: Hammond. Cost: £13,945.
Refs: IB 23, 15 Nov 1881, 339; 25, 1 Jun 1883, 178

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1886-87
Nature: WMM prepares plans for proposed residence for Sisters of Mercy, Jul 1886.  Tenders invited for erecting same, 7 Jul 1887.
Refs: Irish Times, 30 Jul 1886, 7 Jul 1887..

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1887
Nature: Alterations to children's infirmary.
Refs: IB 39, 15 Jul 1887, 210

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1888
Nature: WJM to be invited to prepare plans for gasworks for workhouse,  Jun 1888. For South Dublin Union Board of Guardians.
Refs: Irish Times, 15 Jun 1888.

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1890
Nature: New boardroom on workhouse premises. Tenders invited Aug 1890.
Refs: Irish Times, 19 Aug 1890.

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1895
Nature: Tenders invited for erecting new buildings for observation wards, workshops and bakehouse, Jan 1895.
Refs: Irish Times, 21 Jan 1895.

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1902-03
Nature: Enlargement of nuns' residence; new work.
Refs: IB 44, 20 Jan 1902, 1024; 45, 26 Mar 1903, 1658

Name: MITCHELL, WILLIAM MANSFIELD
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1903
Nature: New buildings (?at lunatic department). Contractor: James Donovan. Estimated cost: £6,295.
Refs: IB 45, 26 Mar 1903, 1658 (&/or 1678); 46, 23 Apr 1904, 254;  Irish Times, 10,11 May,29 Nov 1904.

Name: RYAN, JOHN HENRY
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1905-6
Nature: New boiler house. Contractor: J. & P. Good. contractor for boilers, engines &c.: Ross & Walpole, North Wall.
Refs: IB 47, 29 Jul,12 Aug,21 Oct 1905, 530,562,725; 48, 20 Oct 1906, 861

Name: BERGIN, FRANCIS
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1911
Nature: Alterations to nurses' home
Refs: IB 53, 18 Feb 1911, 113

Name: INGLIS, JOHN JOSEPH
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1914
Nature: New hospital buildings.
Refs: Irish Times, 26 Feb 1914.

Name: FOLEY & O'SULLIVAN
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1931
Nature: Bathroom in nurses' home.
Refs: IB 73, 4 Jul 1931, 606

Name: FOLEY & O'SULLIVAN
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1932
Nature: Alts. & adds. to female Catholic hospital. Tenders invited, Sep 1932.
Refs: IB 74, 13 Aug 1932, 740,742;  Irish Times, 9 Sep 1932.

Name: MCDONNELL & DIXON
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1935
Nature: Reconstruction of laundry & erection of building at male healthy section.
Refs: IB 77, 15 Jul,21 Sep 1935, 529,872

Name: MCDONNELL & DIXON
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1936;1939
Nature: Alts. to offices for Dublin Board of Assistance, 1936. Alts to provide temporary kitchen, 1939.
Refs: IB 78, 28 Nov 1936, 1090

Name: MCDONNELL & DIXON
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, JAMES'S STREET, SOUTH DUBLIN UNION WORKHOUSE
Date: 1941
Nature: Painting & repairs at female infirmary, St Kevin's Hospital.
Refs: