Beware the gleaming, purpose built headquarters: C Northcote Parkinson’s Law of Buildings
From the Johannes de Berlaymont blog a few years back, here is a piece on C Northcote Parkinson, prophet of administration. I have a sense that the world of…
Category: architecture
Stained Glass from Our Lady Queen of Peace, Kilmanagh, Kilkenny
Our Lady Queen of Peace is one of the × of Ballycallan Parish, and is the most “modern” in architecture. Indeed, from the outside it is rather unprepossessing. Inside however,…
A Surfeit of Quarters
Recently in Limerick I came across this: Earlier that day I had been in Limerick’s Fashion Quarter: I must admit on the Saturday afternoon before Christmas there wasn’t…
Architectural urban myths: mixing up the plans in Dungannon and Enniscorthy
Reading the Wikipedia page on Dungannon, Co Tyrone I came across this: An interesting feature of the town is the former police barracks at the top right-hand corner of the market square…
A thought on bookshops.
I had a recent visit to The Winding Stair bookshop in Dublin. It was a highly pleasurable experience – which was reassuring, because I had found recent trips to bookshops…
Liam Wall, Gents Hairdresser, Cahir
Justly awarded multiple “best storefront” prizes in Cahir, Liam Wall’s is a gent’s hairdresser without pretension or compromise. The signage reflects this. This sign is actually on the alley just…
Stained Glass from the Church of the Assumption, Ballingarry, Tipperary (Part 1)
The Church of the Assumption, Ballingarry has much beautiful glass; on these days of intense sun it is particularly worth visiting as some wonderful effects are created. I am dividing this…
Tipperary’s Pyramid
Kilcooley Abbey, near Gortnahoe in Tipperary is part of the Kilcooley Estate. One of the most striking features of the estate is tthe pyramid shaped mausoleum of the Barker family: This pyramid…
Séamus Sweeney 