All Hallows College (Drumcondra House)

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1705–1730

Attached former country house, built c. 1710, new facade added to south 1727, comprising eleven-bay three-storey building with five-bay entrance breakfront at east, seven-bay three-storey return having pedimented three-bay two-storey entrance breakfront to south, and later ten-bay three-storey wing with two-bay projection at west. In use as college building since 1842, now part of university campus. Hipped slate roof, concealed behind limestone ashlar parapet, having limestone capping. Carved limestone eaves course to main block. Triple-pile pitched roofs to returns, set perpendicular to front, pitched slate roof to west range. Carved limestone balustraded parapet to breakfront, with deep carved cornice having corbel brackets. Carved limestone cross finial to roof of west range. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick chimneystacks, with carved masonry cornices, to ridge. Ashlar calp limestone walling to south elevation, having Portland stone to breakfront, smooth rendered and ruled-and-lined rendered walling elsewhere, with limestone platband over ground floor. Carved Portland stone Corinthian pilasters and entablature to breakfront to east, having round-headed niches with carved swag and platband, and pointed pediment supported by Ionic pilasters to centre bay surmounted by carved limestone crest with cockerel and fluted foliate frame. Shallow pedimented breakfront to south, hav

Type:
House

Period:
1705–1730

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.37°N, 6.25°W

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