James Sheane (born 1772–78, died 1816) was an architect from

Roscrea Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland. In 2022 it had a population of 5,542. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Crónán of Roscrea, Saint Crónán of Roscrea, p ...

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Career

Sheane designed

St. Cronan's Church, Roscrea (Church of Ireland) St. Cronan's Church is a 19th-century Church of Ireland church in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland. The church was constructed in 1812 on the site of the original 12th century Romanesque church. The grounds include a graveyard and a replica hi ...

, as well as

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houses at

Modreeny Modreeny () is a townland and a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland situated on the R490 road between the towns of Borrisokane and Cloughjordan. Ormond Foxhounds are based at kennels at Modreeny. B ...

and Kilrushall.

Personal life

Sheane married Anne Cole, daughter of James Cole. They had one son, also named James, who was born in 1812. The family lived on a 279-acre estate named Manor House in

Mountmellick Mountmellick or Mountmellic () is a town in the north of County Laois, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the N80 road (Ireland), N80 road, 6 km north of Portlaoise. The town is within Mountmellick (parish), Mountmellick Roman Catholic p ...

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. Sheane Senior died in 1816 and was buried in the graveyard of St. Cronan's Church, which he had designed. Sheane Junior died on 30 October 1877 in Manor House. He was survived by his son James Cole Sheane.

References

1816 deaths People from Roscrea 19th-century Irish architects 1772 births People from Mountmellick Architects from County Laois Architects from County Tipperary {{ireland-architect-stub