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Irish architecture history https://www.archiseek.com since 1996, football fan (all strains), drinker of tea (all strains), likes beer (all strains). Also likes strainers.
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1925 - Former Northern Bank, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
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1925 - Former Northern Bank, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan - Architecture of Monaghan - Archiseek.com
Architect: Godfrey W. Ferguson Curiously over-conservative design (even for a bank) in a vague Neo-Georgian style that was slowly gaining in popularity
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February 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM
1925 - Former Northern Bank, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
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1821 - Former Courthouse, Carrick-on-shannon, Co. Leitrim
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1821 - Former Courthouse, Carrick-on-shannon, Co. Leitrim - Architecture of Leitrim - Archiseek.com
Architect: William Farrell Designs for 2-storey, 5-bay building, the 3 central bays projecting and topped by balustrade. Similar in design to the Court
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February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
1821 - Former Courthouse, Carrick-on-shannon, Co. Leitrim
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Been a big few weeks for Níall McLaughlin Architects
Níall McLaughlin Architects wins the Museum of Jesus’ Baptism at Bethany, Jordan International Design Competition
Níall McLaughlin Architects wins the Museum of Jesus’ Baptism at Bethany, Jordan International Design Competition
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Been a big few weeks for Níall McLaughlin Architects
Níall McLaughlin Architects wins the Museum of Jesus’ Baptism at Bethany, Jordan International Design Competition
Níall McLaughlin Architects wins the Museum of Jesus’ Baptism at Bethany, Jordan International Design Competition
Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners Church, Rathmines, Dublin all gussied up #dublinarchitecture
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners Church, Rathmines, Dublin all gussied up #dublinarchitecture
Ok look, search index for buildings now has 1000 pages of results. #30yearsofarchiseek
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Ok look, search index for buildings now has 1000 pages of results. #30yearsofarchiseek
Did You Know Sunday
Did you know that the steps at Dublin City Hall are not original? A collapse in 1814 killed some Dubliners waiting to see an criminal punished. It was 1866 before the current steps were constructed.
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Did you know that the steps at Dublin City Hall are not original? A collapse in 1814 killed some Dubliners waiting to see an criminal punished. It was 1866 before the current steps were constructed.
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1866 - Design for Steps, City Hall, Dublin - Architecture of Dublin City - Archiseek.com
Architect: Thomas Turner In 1814, while the building was still the Royal Exchange, the balustrade at the front collapsed killing a number of people in a
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February 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Did You Know Sunday
Did you know that the steps at Dublin City Hall are not original? A collapse in 1814 killed some Dubliners waiting to see an criminal punished. It was 1866 before the current steps were constructed.
www.archiseek.com/1866-design-... #dublin
Did you know that the steps at Dublin City Hall are not original? A collapse in 1814 killed some Dubliners waiting to see an criminal punished. It was 1866 before the current steps were constructed.
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1926 - Northern Bank, South Circular Road, Dublin
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1926 - Northern Bank, South Circular Road, Dublin - Architecture of Dublin City, Lost Buildings of Ireland - Archiseek.com
Architect: George L. O'Connor Single storey banking hall with three storey manager's residence to the rear, similar in arrangment to the same architect's
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February 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
1926 - Northern Bank, South Circular Road, Dublin
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A series of related buildings for the Crown Life Assurance Co in London & Dublin #architecture
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Crown Life Assurance Co. Archives - Archiseek.com
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February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
A series of related buildings for the Crown Life Assurance Co in London & Dublin #architecture
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So a question for historians.
When did print media stop referring to streets as
Wesland-row, Oxford-street, Love-lane
When did the status desciptor become a seperate word and capitalised?
When did print media stop referring to streets as
Wesland-row, Oxford-street, Love-lane
When did the status desciptor become a seperate word and capitalised?
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
So a question for historians.
When did print media stop referring to streets as
Wesland-row, Oxford-street, Love-lane
When did the status desciptor become a seperate word and capitalised?
When did print media stop referring to streets as
Wesland-row, Oxford-street, Love-lane
When did the status desciptor become a seperate word and capitalised?
Not new posting at the moment as I'm rolling though an improvement/change that was going on too long. Reckon by the weekend.
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Not new posting at the moment as I'm rolling though an improvement/change that was going on too long. Reckon by the weekend.
Congratulations to Irish architect Níall McLaughlin, who is to receive 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture.
Educated in Dublin and studied architecture at University College Dublin between 1979 and 1984.
Educated in Dublin and studied architecture at University College Dublin between 1979 and 1984.
January 29, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Congratulations to Irish architect Níall McLaughlin, who is to receive 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture.
Educated in Dublin and studied architecture at University College Dublin between 1979 and 1984.
Educated in Dublin and studied architecture at University College Dublin between 1979 and 1984.
If this is -9F, its really - 23C for the rest of us. PSA. So its proper cold.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 AM
If this is -9F, its really - 23C for the rest of us. PSA. So its proper cold.
Seems familiar Amerika?
In 1921 there was concern in English newspapers about the calibre of person employed by the Black & Tans in Ireland.
From the Leicester Catholic News.
From the Leicester Catholic News.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Seems familiar Amerika?
I have always loved visiting Minneapolis, it's a great city, with a similar climate. It is so brutally cold here right now that my respect for the people there is off the scale. #minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I have always loved visiting Minneapolis, it's a great city, with a similar climate. It is so brutally cold here right now that my respect for the people there is off the scale. #minneapolis
Always loved the fact that the DUTC had symbols for their tram routes back in the day.
January 23, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Always loved the fact that the DUTC had symbols for their tram routes back in the day.
It's cold today.
January 22, 2026 at 7:59 PM
It's cold today.
Power Plant for Bessbrook Mill, Co. Armagh, 1904 #armagh #bessbrook
January 20, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Power Plant for Bessbrook Mill, Co. Armagh, 1904 #armagh #bessbrook
86 years ago today, Collinstown Airport, Dublin, officially opened to the public www.archiseek.com/1937-dublin-... #dublin
1937 - Dublin Airport, Collinstown, Co. Dublin - Architecture of Fingal - Archiseek.com
Architect: Desmond FitzGerald, Office of Public Works The original Dublin airport teminal was the most important pre-war Irish building in the
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January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
86 years ago today, Collinstown Airport, Dublin, officially opened to the public www.archiseek.com/1937-dublin-... #dublin
Still waiting, it's been days, and no awards. Frankly I'm disappointed.
As it seems to be the done thing now, any of you with RIAI, AAI, or Honorary Awards of any kind are welcome to give them to me.
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Still waiting, it's been days, and no awards. Frankly I'm disappointed.
The best late 19th century magazine was undoubtedly The Engineer. 19th century me, assuming I wasn't a rural Irish peasant, would have loved it. An article can a new locomotive, the next a bridge, or a steamship, or a widget making machine, or a giant train mounted gun, or a modular exhibition hall.
January 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The best late 19th century magazine was undoubtedly The Engineer. 19th century me, assuming I wasn't a rural Irish peasant, would have loved it. An article can a new locomotive, the next a bridge, or a steamship, or a widget making machine, or a giant train mounted gun, or a modular exhibition hall.
From The Engineer 1886, showing the construction of a Fine Arts Exhibition Pavilion for Leeds. #leeds #victorian
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
From The Engineer 1886, showing the construction of a Fine Arts Exhibition Pavilion for Leeds. #leeds #victorian