1864 – Former Convent of Mercy, Kilrush, Co. Clare
Architect: J.J. McCarthy
Funded through a public subscription list, construction began in 1862 and was completed two years later in 1864. This is a nine-bay three-storey over basement convent by J.J. McCarthy (1817-82) on a u-shaped plan with a large gabled end ba
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1903 – St. Joseph’s Convent, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford
Architect: S.F. Hynes
The former Convent of Mercy, now the Saint Athanasius Monastery of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Mercy Order arrived in Cappoquin around 1850, before moving to this building constructed between 1902-03. In 1875 an Industrial School
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Architect: S.F. Hynes The former Convent of Mercy, now the Saint Athanasius Monastery of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Mercy Order arrived in Cappoquin around 1850, before moving to this building constructed between 1902-03. In 1875 an Industrial School for Boys was opened. This was in operation until 1974, when it became a group home,
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