Ursaline Convent

Convent/nunnery in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1800–1820

Detached fifteen-bay three-storey over basement former convent, built c.1810, remodelled and extended c.1825, with returns having full-height bows to side elevations and central three-bay breakfront to south and two-storey L-plan wings to east and west. Canted bay to north elevation of west wing. Now in use as apartments. Hipped slate roofs, mansard roof to west wing, with rendered chimneystacks, parapet to north, east and west elevations, cast-iron rainwater goods and dormer windows to west wing. Ruled-and lined-rendered walls with rusticated ashlar basement of north elevation, full-height Tuscan pilasters with rusticated plinths and cushion capitals with triglyphs delineating bays and limestone cornice to parapet. Limestone quoins to southern breakfront with string course between basement and ground floor to south elevation. North elevation of west wing with render pilasters supporting pediments formed of limestone string and raking courses with parapet above having centre cross finial and ball finials to terminating piers and having round-headed statue niches. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to south façade and outer bays of northern façade and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows to central bays north elevation. Camber-headed openings to basement with limestone sills and six-over-six pane timber sash wind

Type:
Convent/nunnery

Period:
1800–1820

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.90°N, 8.41°W

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