Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. LAOIS, STRADBALLY, CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART (RC)

Name: WALKER, JOHN [3]
Building: CO. LAOIS, STRADBALLY, CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART (RC)
Date: 1893-1896
Nature: JW contractor for same. Architect: William Hague.
Refs: IB 35, 15 May,1 Jul 1893, 122,147; 38, 15 Sep 1896, 195.

Name: HAGUE, WILLIAM [2]
Building: CO. LAOIS, STRADBALLY, CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART (RC)
Date: 1893-96
Nature: New cruciform church for Rev. Michael Brennan , PP. FS laid 18 Jun 1893. Dedicated 6 Sep 1896. Builder: John Walker, Castlecomer. Cost: £4,000.
Refs: Signed, undated perspective view in church; unsigned, undated plans, section, elevations of sacristy and meeting house above in IAA, Acc. 95/111; IB 35, 15 May,1 Jul 1893, 122,147; 38, 15 Sep 1896, 195; Building News 71, 18 Sep 1896, 410;  John McEvoy, ed., The Churches of Kildare and Leighlin 2000 AD (Strasbourg: Editions du Signe, 2000), 62(illus.).

Name: BARRETT, JAMES RUPERT EDWARD BOYD
Building: CO. LAOIS, STRADBALLY, CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART (RC)
Date: 1963
Nature: Renovation, alterations & additions
Refs: IB 105, 6 Jul 1963, 539

Name: SHARP, EDMUND *
Building: CO. LAOIS, STRADBALLY, CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART (RC)
Date: ?
Nature: High altar, side altars, altar rails, statues, font (all marble) designed and executed by E. Sharp, Dublin, for Rev. M. Brennan
Refs: E. Sharp's publicity booklet (1920s), 32