George Ashlin

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.

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. Holy Trinity Church, Cork, as consulting architect. St. Finbarr's, Bantry, West Cork with Shane Connolly, B.Arch, BDes. Good Shepherd Convent, Cork Clonmeen House, near Banteer, County Cork Loreto and Presentations Convents, Fermoy With Brendan Crowley. Phd AIB Midleton, Convent of Mercy, Skibbereen with Aidan Lynam B.Arch 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 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 Clongowes Woods 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

Cobh Cathedral Skibbereen Cathedral Newry Cathedral Killarney Cathedral Derry Cathedral Longford Cathedral, St. Mel's 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, thumb Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Midleton, Co. Corkaisles, transepts, two chapels and a baptistry. 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 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