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Thomas Joseph Byrne was born in Kingston upon Thames on 15th November 1876 to an English mother, Harriet (nee Knight) and and Irish father, Richard Byrne of the Royal Irish Fusiliers who had been born in Bagnelstown, County Carlow. At the age of fifteen he began his training for architecture, articled to Edward Carter ARIBA of London, where he worked for four years. He then came to Ireland to work in Drogheda in the office of Anthony Scott, whose daughter, May, he subsequently married in 1901. In 1898, at the age of twenty two, he went back to England to work with London County Council as an assistant architect while completing his studies with the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1901, he returned to Ireland where he enjoyed a distinguished career until his death in 1939. T.J. Byrne was an inspiring external examiner in Architecture for the National University of Ireland, and a founder member of the Institute of Christian Art. He played an important part in the development of Dublin Airport, and also had an involvement in the airports at Baldonnel and Rineanna. Byrne carried out a number of private commissions over the years, including a house for his son, T.B. Byrne, in Rathfarnham, and the Bridge House public house in Chapelizod.

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Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 20 of 351
PreviewIssue DateTitleAuthor(s)
wm_Malahide Library by A Scott.jpg.jpg2011-04-26Malahide Carnegie LibraryByrne, John
wm_Skerries Carnegie Library by A Scott.jpg.jpg2011-04-28View of Skerries LibraryFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (8).jpg.jpg2011-04-27End of terrace cottage (west end), Palmerstown, Co. DublinFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (5).jpg.jpg2011-04-27Pair of cottages at centre of terrace, Palmerstown, Co. Dublin-
wm_Palmerston Housing.jpg.jpg2011-04-26Rear of housing, PalmerstownFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (7).jpg.jpg2011-04-27End of terrace cottage, Palmerstown, Co. DublinFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (9).jpg.jpg2011-04-27Mid-terrace cottage, Palmerstown, Co. DublinFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (10).jpg.jpg2011-04-27Back lane behind cottages, Palmerstown, Co. DublinFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (1).jpg.jpg2011-04-26Row of Cottages, PalmerstownFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (4).jpg.jpg2011-04-26View of end of terrace, PalmerstownFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (2).jpg.jpg2011-04-26View of terraced cottages, PalmerstownFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (6).jpg.jpg2011-04-27End cottage in terrace, Palmerstown, Co. DublinFewer, Michael
wm_Palmerston Housing (3).jpg.jpg2011-04-26Centre of terrace, PalmerstownFewer, Michael
wm_Four Courts, 1920s (16).jpg.jpg2011-04-21View through rotunda of Four Courts building, DublinByrne, John
wm_Four Courts, 1920s (17).jpg.jpg2011-04-21Four Courts rotunda, view from scaffolding looking at groundByrne, John
wm_Four Courts, 1920s (15).jpg.jpg2011-04-21Wooden scaffolding inside rotunda, Four Courts, DublinByrne, John
wm_Custom House Keystones (1).jpg.jpg2011-04-19Riverine Head representing the River Lagan, Custom House, DublinFewer, Michael
TJ Byrne Leaflet A3.pdf.jpg2011-03Leaflet from exhibition: 'T.J. Byrne 1876-1939 - Library Architect'Fewer, Michael; Byrne, John
TJ Byrne Exhibition.pdf.jpg2011-03Panels from exhibition: 'T.J. Byrne 1876-1939 - Library Architect'Fewer, Michael; Byrne, John
2011-05-11View of Swords Carnegie Library, Co. DublinFewer, Michael
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 20 of 351