George Ashlin

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George Coppinger Ashlin
Born(1837-05-28)28 May 1837
County Cork, Ireland
Died10 December 1921(1921-12-10) (aged 84)[1]
NationalityIrish
OccupationArchitect
Known forbuilding many churches and cathedrals, especially Roman Catholic

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[edit]

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.[2][3]

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.[2]

He was a Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1867 he married Mary Pugin (1844-1933), daughter of Augustus Welby Pugin, the Gothic revivalist.[2][3]

Work[edit]

Catholic Cathedrals[edit]

Catholic churches[edit]

Attributed[edit]

  • Mausoleum, Monivea
  • Bishop's Palace, Killarney
  • Costello Chapel
  • Rathangan

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Deaths Registered in the District of Killiney in the Union of Rathdown, 1921" (PDF). irishgenealogy.ie. Entry Numbers 350–359. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Burnand, Francis Cowley, ed. (1908). The Catholic who's who 1908. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b "ASHLIN, GEORGE COPPINGER". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "1906 – St. Mary's Church, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary". archiseek. 22 October 2011.
  12. ^ "George C. Ashlin (1837-1921)". archiseek.

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