An Eighteenth-Century Irish Provincial Townhouse: The Case of the Barlow House

Aisling Durkan
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2014
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 18th Century

10,000 words

Throughout history Drogheda was an important town in Ireland. It is well known for its medieval heritage and the major role it played as part of the Pale and later during the Battle of the Boyne. Remnants of its old town walls, gates and forts such as Millmount and ecclesciastical sites are scattered around the town in testament to its long survival. However, somewhat less obvious is its eigtheenth-century prosperity, in particular, the exemplary Georgian architecture that once made the town renowned. In recent years the Barlow House has found new life a s the Droichead Arts Centre which is responsible for the restoration and redevelopment of the house. It was supervised by the conservation architect John Redmill. This dissertation aims to contextualise the house by comparing it to other contemporary examples of Irish domestic architecture.

Irish Georgian Society

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An Eighteenth-Century Irish Provincial Townhouse: The Case of the Barlow House