George Ashlin

George Coppinger Ashlin
Born(1837-05-28)28 May 1837
County Cork, Ireland
Died10 December 1921(1921-12-10) (aged 84)[1]
Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
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

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

Catholic Cathedrals

Catholic churches

Attributed

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

References

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