James Pain

James Pain (1779 – 13 December 1877) was an English architect. Born into a family of English architects, his grandfather was William Pain, his father James Pain and his brother George Richard Pain.

Biography James Pain in Isleworth in Middlesex around 1779, the eldest of at least five sons. He served as an apprentice to the architect John Nash of London. Pain came to Ireland around 1811 to supervise the construction of Lough Cutra Castle in Galway for Nash. He would remain in Ireland the rest of his life.

The Pain brothers were commissioned by the Board of First Fruits to design churches and glebe houses in Ireland. In 1833, Pain became one of the four principal architects of the Board of Ecclesiastical Commissioners. He settled in Limerick, Ireland. Many of his designs were produced in collaboration with his brother, who practised in Cork.

Pain's remains were interred in the Vereker Family Vault, in the grounds of Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, as recorded in the Cathedral burial register. His niece, Sally, had married Henry Vereker of Limerick, The Market House, Mitchelstown O'Neill Crowley Bridge (formerly Brunswick Bridge), Cork Dromoland Castle, County Clare Limerick Gaol Athlunkard Bridge Strancally Castle, County Waterford Pery Square (Tontine terrace), Limerick Toll House, Thomond Bridge, Limerick St. Michael's Church, Pery Square Adare Manor Bank of Ireland, O'Connell Street, Limerick Clarina Castle Blackrock Castle St Munchin's Church of Ireland, Limerick Limerick Courthouse (alterations) Convamore House, Ballyhooly, County Cork Castletownroche Church of Ireland Church, County Cork Castlehyde Church, Fermoy, County Cork Saint Barrahane's Church in Castletownshand, County Cork