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Richard Morrison (architect)

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326: 50:, a post in the ordnance department at Dublin, but this he abandoned. when he entered into full-time practice as an architect. He married Elizabeth Ould, daughter of the Reverend William Ould, and granddaughter of the noted physician 336: 385: 112: 268: 84: 410: 173:
Morrison had a very extensive public and private practice in Ireland. Among his public works were alterations to the cathedral at
415: 405: 400: 42:, the son of John Morrison, also an architect. Originally intended for the church, he was eventually placed as a pupil with 395: 275:, Department of the Environment, Heritage, and Local Government, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 2004). p.24. 47: 294: 235: 341: 213: 360: 390: 208:. He built or altered very many mansions of the nobility and gentry in Ireland, and was knighted by the 209: 194: 100: 62: 356: 174: 272: 77: 380: 375: 116: 66: 8: 290: 231: 51: 156: 198: 167: 120: 104: 70: 309: 369: 330: 201: 108: 162:
A prominent work was his Gothic fantasy 1819 remodelling of Shelton Abbey,
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He was a founder-member in 1839 and the first vice-president of the
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The Architecture of Richard Morrison and William Vitruvius Morrison
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An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Wicklow
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was born, he moved about 1800 to Dublin and settled at
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He died at Bray on 31 October 1849, and was buried in
99:Morrison designed a number of works with his son, 386:Burials at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium 367: 259: 257: 255: 89:Useful and Ornamental Designs in Architecture 85:Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland 345:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 252: 230:. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive. 22:(1767 – 31 October 1849 / 1844) was an 368: 284: 225: 13: 54:, and had at least four children. 48:Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon 14: 427: 350: 147:. Richard Morrison also designed 411:People from Bray, County Wicklow 342:Dictionary of National Biography 324: 214:Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey 57:Having resided for some time at 219: 103:, including: Baronscourt, near 416:Architects from County Wicklow 361:Dictionary of Irish Architects 303: 278: 177:, the court-house and gaol at 1: 406:19th-century Irish architects 401:18th-century Irish architects 337:Morrison, Richard (1767-1849) 245: 16:Irish architect (1767 – 1844) 289:. Dublin: EEC. p. 171. 287:Funeral Art and Architecture 7: 396:Architects from County Cork 10: 432: 226:Rowan, Ann Martha (1989). 101:William Vitruvius Morrison 94: 61:, where his second son, 263:Philip Smith (writer), 195:St Mary's Pro-Cathedral 87:. In 1793 he published 29: 285:Patao, Sofia (2000). 273:Government of Ireland 193:, and elsewhere, and 78:Mount Jerome Cemetery 391:People from Midleton 357:Sir Richard Morrison 20:Sir Richard Morrison 181:, court-houses at 113:Killruddery House, 63:William Vitruvius 52:Sir Fielding Ould 423: 346: 328: 327: 312: 307: 301: 300: 282: 276: 261: 241: 157:County Westmeath 151:, just north of 149:Knockdrin Castle 127:, just north of 431: 430: 426: 425: 424: 422: 421: 420: 366: 365: 353: 334: 325: 316: 315: 308: 304: 297: 283: 279: 262: 253: 248: 238: 222: 210:Lord Lieutenant 97: 34:He was born at 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 429: 419: 418: 413: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 364: 363: 352: 351:External links 349: 348: 347: 321: 320: 314: 313: 302: 295: 277: 269:Wordwell Press 250: 249: 247: 244: 243: 242: 236: 221: 218: 168:County Wicklow 121:County Wicklow 105:Newtownstewart 96: 93: 71:County Wicklow 31: 28: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 428: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 373: 371: 362: 358: 355: 354: 344: 343: 338: 332: 331:public domain 323: 322: 318: 317: 311: 306: 298: 296:84-8156-270-X 292: 288: 281: 274: 270: 266: 260: 258: 256: 251: 239: 237:0-9515536-0-7 233: 229: 224: 223: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 202:Pro-cathedral 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 171: 169: 165: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 111:(from 1835); 110: 109:County Tyrone 106: 102: 92: 90: 86: 81: 79: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 27: 25: 21: 340: 305: 286: 280: 264: 227: 220:Bibliography 172: 161: 133:County Laois 98: 88: 82: 75: 56: 44:James Gandon 33: 19: 18: 381:1849 deaths 376:1767 births 319:Attribution 216:, in 1841. 185:, Clonmel, 145:County Cork 40:County Cork 26:architect. 370:Categories 246:References 267:(Dublin: 187:Roscommon 153:Mullingar 129:Mountrath 199:Catholic 125:Ballyfin 36:Midleton 333::  310:Ricorso 191:Wexford 139:, near 59:Clonmel 293:  234:  206:Dublin 197:, the 183:Carlow 179:Galway 175:Cashel 164:Arklow 135:; and 115:near 95:Works 24:Irish 291:ISBN 232:ISBN 141:Cork 137:Fota 117:Bray 67:Bray 30:Life 339:". 204:at 155:in 143:in 131:in 119:in 107:in 372:: 359:- 271:/ 254:^ 212:, 189:, 170:. 166:, 159:. 123:; 91:. 73:. 69:, 38:, 335:" 299:. 240:.

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Irish
Midleton
County Cork
James Gandon
Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon
Sir Fielding Ould
Clonmel
William Vitruvius
Bray
County Wicklow
Mount Jerome Cemetery
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
William Vitruvius Morrison
Newtownstewart
County Tyrone
Killruddery House,
Bray
County Wicklow
Ballyfin
Mountrath
County Laois
Fota
Cork
County Cork
Knockdrin Castle
Mullingar
County Westmeath
Arklow
County Wicklow
Cashel

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