Church of Christ the King (1927-31), Turner’s Cross, Cork
An exceptional example of twentieth-century architecture and the Art Deco style. The church was designed by F. [Francis] Barry Byrne (1883-1967) of Chicago and features a figure of Christ designed by the Chicago-born Paris-based sculptor John H. Storrs (1885-1956) and executed by John Maguire of Cork.
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Irish Yeast Company, College Street, Dublin
A shopfront, long held in great affection by generations of Dubliners, features overscaled consoles and gilded putti supporting the fascia. The Irish Yeast Company traded in College Street from 1894 until 2016.
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Saint John’s Church (1869-70), Abington, Limerick
A rural parish church designed by James Rawson Carroll (1830-1911) in the French "Geometric" Gothic style with a brilliantly-coloured interior of polychromatic tile work, stone work and later stained glass (1908).
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Tower of Lloyd, Kells, Meath
A giant Doric column designed by Henry Aaron Baker (1753-1836) stands on the summit of a hill overlooking Kells and, with its viewing platform and glazed lantern, resembles a stranded lighthouse.
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The Metal Man (1815-22), Sligo
A figure modelled on a "Jack Tar" stands on a podium between Rosses Point and Oyster Island and points to a safe channel into Sligo Harbour. The figure cast by Thomas Kirk (1781-1845) has a near identical twin which stands on a pillar overlooking Tramore Bay in County Waterford.
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Cliff Cottage, Cullenstown, Wexford
A thatched farmhouse which has become one of the most photographed landmarks on the south County Wexford coastline owing to the decorative shell work by Kevin L. Ffrench (1921-2003) which includes depictions of "The Mexico" and Tuskar Rock Lighthouse.
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Lisnavagh House, County Carlow, which was one of the largest houses in Ireland before its owners, the Bunburys, orchestrated a major reduction in the 1950s. Photograph by James Fennell Located just south of the village of Rathvilly, County Carlow, Lisnavagh House (1847-9) was one of the largest houses in Ireland before its owners orchestrated a
