O’Loghlen Mausoleum

Egyptian-revival style ashlar limestone mausoleum having battered corner piers and pronounced cavetto cornice.  Coat of Arms to tympanum with urn and cross finials to apex.

Architect

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Style

Egyptian Revival

Listing

Protected Structure (Republic of Ireland)

Year built

1842

History

Built to house the remains of Sir Michael O’Loghlen, 1^st Baronet. O’Loughlin was a well-respected and accomplished Judge, who when elevated to the Irish Bench as Baron of the Exchequer in 1836, became the first Catholic to sit on the Bench since 1688.

Condition

Good

Sources

Anon. Sir Michael O'Loghlen. Available: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/people/michael_ologhlen.htm. Last accessed 11th Feb 2017.

Anon. (1997). O'Loghlen Mausoleum. Available: http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CL®no=20402502. Last accessed 11th Feb 2017.

Maurice & Michael Craig (2009). Mausolea Hibernica. 2nd ed. Dublin. P64-65.

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