Ralph Henry Byrne (25 April 1877 – 15 April 1946) was an Irish architect.
He was the third but second surviving son of
William Henry Byrne
William Henry Byrne (17 May 184428 April 1917) was an Irish architect who mainly designed churches. He studied under James Joseph McCarthy before going into business with John O’Neill in 1869. He worked on his own after O'Neill's death in 1883. ...
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Early life and education
He was born in Largo House, Rathmines
Rathmines (; ) is an inner suburb on the Southside (Dublin), Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It begins at the southern side of the Grand Canal of Ireland, Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranela ...
, Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
on 25 April 1877.[ He was educated at home and at ]St George's College, Weybridge
St George's Weybridge is an independent mixed Roman Catholic co-educational Josephite day school in Surrey, taking pupils from 3 to 18. St George's Weybridge is made up of St George's Junior School (3–11) and St George's College (11–18).
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Career
He was articled to his father under an indenture date 1 April 1896.[ He spent six months apprenticed to Thomas Edward Marshall of ]Harrogate
Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and civil parish in the North Yorkshire District, district and North Yorkshire, county of North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist de ...
and went into partnership with his father on 10 April 1902.[ His father became blind in 1913 then died on 28 April 1917.][ After his father's death Ralph kept trading as W.H. Byrne and Son.][
His assistants and students included Arnold Francis Hendy, Sheila Tindal and Guy Hemingway Yeoman.][
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Personal life
He married Mary Josephine Mangan of Dunboyne Castle on 21 November 1905.[ They had one son, Frank William Barrett Mangan Byrne, who was born in 1910 and became a captain in the ]Royal Irish Fusiliers
The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) was an Irish line infantry (later changed to light infantry) regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 89th (Princess ...
.[ He died on 30 May 1940.][
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Death
He died in his home at 9 Ailesbury Road
Ailesbury Road (''Bóthar Aylesbury'' in Irish language, Irish), is a tree-lined avenue in the affluent Dublin 4 area in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It links Sydney Parade railway station, Sydney Parade Station on Sydney Parade Avenue ...
on 15 April 1946.[ His widow died in 1957.][
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References
External links
Archiseek page on Ralph Henry Byrne
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19th-century Irish architects
20th-century Irish architects
1877 births
1946 deaths
Architects from County Dublin