William Fraher, curator of Waterford County Museum
continues with his series on the wealth of ironwork to be seen in Dungarvan and
Abbeyside. Following on from last week, this week again
features gates in the town.
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| Railings and gate St Augustine's Church, late 19th century. Image N.L.I. |
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| Railings and gates Friary House, late 19th century. Image N.L.I. |
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| Detail of gate St. Augustine's Church |
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| Detail of railing St Augustine's Church |
Gates
St Augustine’s
Church and Friary House
The original church was opened in 1829 and had a
thatched roof. It was enlarged in 1853
and the thatched roof was replaced by slate.
In the 1840s the entrance to the church was between a row of old single
storey houses. In the late 19th
century these cabins were demolished and a new wall with cast iron railings was
constructed.
The railings were from the MacFarlane foundry and the
design was published in their catalogue and is reproduced here.
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| Friary Church railing, MacFarlane's catalogue |
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| Friary House gate post, MacFarlane's catalogue |
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| Friary House railing, MacFarlane's catalogue |
Friary House was built in 1873 as a residence for the
Augustinians. It had a simple wooden
railing on a brick wall which was later replaced with the current railing and
gates also cast by the MacFarlane foundry.
The patterns for the new railings and gates are reproduced here from the
MacFarlane catalogue.
These railings and gates make an attractive addition
to the streetscape in St Augustine Street and Main Street and are well
maintained.
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| Friary House, gate detail |
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| Entrance gate St Augustine's Church |
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| Friary House Gate |
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| Gatepost detail Friary House |
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Ironwork railing Friary House
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