George Ashlin
George Coppinger Ashlin | |
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| Born | 28 May 1837 County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 10 December 1921 (aged 84)[1] Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Known for | building many churches and cathedrals, especially Roman Catholic |
George Coppinger Ashlin (28 May 1837 – 10 December 1921) was an Irish architect, particularly noted for his work on churches and cathedrals, and who became President of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.
Biography[]
Ashlin was born in Ireland on 28 May 1837, the son of J. M. Ashlin, J.P. He was educated at St Mary's College, Oscott; and subsequently was a pupil of Edward Welby Pugin, whose partner he became in Ireland from 1860 to 1868.[2][3]
He was the architect of Queenstown Cathedral in Cobh, County Cork, and of fifty other churches dotted about Ireland. He also built Portrane Asylum at a cost of £300,000.[2]
He was a Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1867 he married Mary Pugin (1844-1933), daughter of Augustus Welby Pugin, the Gothic revivalist.[2][3]
Work[]
- The Church of the Assumption, Gowran, County Kilkenny
- Adelaide Memorial Church, Myshall
- SS Peter and Paul's, Cork[4]
- Holy Trinity Church, Cork,[5] as consulting architect.
- St. Finbarr's,Bantry, West Cork with Shane Connolly, B.Arch,BDes.
- Good Shepherd Convent, Cork
- Clonmeen, Banteer,
- Loreto and Presentations Convents, Fermoy With Brendan Crowley. Phd
- AIB Midleton,
- Convent of Mercy, Skibbereen,with Aidan Lynam B.Sc.
- St. Mary of the Angels, Dublin with Ilona Keane M.Arch.
- Convent School, Portland Row, Dublin
- Carmelite Church, Aungier St. Dublin
- 28 Fitzwilliam Pl., Dublin
- St Audoen's Catholic Church, Dublin
- SS Augustine and John, Dublin
- 7, Westmoreland St., Dublin,
- Belcamp Hall, north of Coolock
- Castleknock College[6]
- Dominican Convent, Cabra
- Red Stables, Saint Anne's Park, Dublin
- All Hallow's, Drumcondra
- Redemptoristine Convent Drumcondra
- St. Patrick's Training College, Drumcondra.
- Glasnevin Cemetery
- St. Joseph's, Phibsborough
- St. Ita's Mental Hospital, Portrane
- All Saints Church, Raheny
- Blackrock College, Dublin
- Mount Anville
- St. George's Killiney
- Dominican Monastery, Tallaght
- Tulira Castle with John Russell B.Arc.
- Ashford Castle[7]
- St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
- St Kieran's College, Kilkenny
- Presentation Church Limerick
- Redemptorist Church, Dundalk
- Netterville Almshouses
- Convent of Mercy, Birr
- Rockwell College, Cashel
- Mooresfort
- Convent of Mercy, Tipperary
- Clonyn Castle,
- Greville Nugent Mausoleum
Catholic Cathedrals[]
- St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh Catholic
Tower of St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh - Cobh Cathedral
- Skibbereen Cathedral
- Newry Cathedral[8]
- Killarney Cathedral
- Derry Cathedral[9]
- Longford Cathedral, St. Mel's[10]
- Thurles Cathedral
Catholic churches[]
- Gowran, the Catholic Church of the Assumption
- Ballyhooly Catholic Church
- Fermoy Catholic Church
- Kileavey Catholic Church
- Kilrush Catholic Church
- Mallow Catholic Church
- Midleton Catholic Church
- Clonakilty Catholic Church. It is said to be one of the most successful examples of Mr. Ashlin's skill as a Church architect. It is of pure Gothic of the early French style, and consists of a nave, aisles, transepts, two chapels and a baptistry.
Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Midleton, Co. Cork - Monkstown Catholic Church
- Carrick Catholic Church
- Balbriggan Catholic Church
- Rush Catholic Church
- Ballybrack Catholic Church
- Dundrum Catholic Church
- Inchicore Catholic Church
- Rathfarnam Catholic Church
- Brosna Catholic Church
- Cahersiveen Catholic Church
- Tralee Catholic Church
- Ballingarry Catholic Church
- Kilfinane Catholic Church
- Kilmallock Catholic Church
- Edgeworthstown Catholic Church
- Dundalk Catholic Church
- Carrig-on-Suir Catholic Church
- Emly Catholic Church
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church
- SS Peter and Paul's Clonmel
- Lattin Catholic Church
- Nenagh Catholic Church [11][12]
- Church of the Sacred Heart, Templemore
- Templetuohy Catholic Church
- Clonlea Catholic Church
- The Church of the Assumption, Delvin
- St Livinus Catholic Church, Killulagh
- Ballyoughter Catholic Church, Camolin, County Wexford
- Ballymurn Catholic Church
- Newry Dominican Church
- Tralee Dominican Church
- Drogheda Dominican Church
- Dundalk Dominican Church
- Sacred Heart Church, Kilburn, London
Attributed[]
- Mausoleum, Monivea
- Bishop's Palace, Killarney
- Costello Chapel
- Rathangan
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "ASHLIN, GEORGE COPPINGER". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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Attribution[]
- This article contains public domain text from Burnand, Francis Cowley, ed. (1908). The Catholic who's who 1908. p. 10.
Categories:
- 1837 births
- 1921 deaths
- Alumni of St Mary's College, Oscott
- People from County Cork
- 19th-century Irish architects