William Hague Jr. (1836–1899) was a well-known Irish

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ecclesiastical architect active throughout mid- to late-nineteenth-century

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, particularly in

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. He is known as a protégé of A.W.N. Pugin. His office was located at 50

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.Gerry Convery. ''Poetry in Stone: Sacred Heart Church.'' (Omagh: Drumragh RC Parish, 1999), p.57

Life and career

He was born in

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, the son of William Hague, a builder, and there designed several Roman Catholic churches, many in the French Gothic style. Hague died the year Omagh’s Sacred Heart was dedicated and consequently it was "a culmination of his amazing catalogue of completed ecclesiastical designs and his continuous championship of the Gothic Revival style," according to Richard Oram in ''Expressions of Faith-Ulster’s Church Heritage''. Following his death, his partner T. F. McNamara took over most of his commissions under the firm name of Hague & McNamara.Gerry Convery. "Poetry in Stone: Sacred Heart Church." (

Omagh Omagh (; from , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers River Drumragh, Drumragh and Camowen River, Camowen meet to form the River Strule, Strule. Northern Ireland's c ...

: Drumragh RC Parish, 1999), p.8.

Works

* Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Strabane, County Tyrone (1890–1895) Simon Walker. ''Historic Ulster Churches.'' (

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: Queens University at Belfast, 2000), p.182. * Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Omagh, County Tyrone (1892–1899), designed in the French Gothic style and built by the Colhoun Brothers of Derry at the contract price of £46,000. * St. Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny, County Donegal, completed by his partner T. F. McNamara following his death. * Ballyboy Catholic Church, County Cavan *

St Aidan's Church, Butlersbridge St Aidan's Church, Butlersbridge, commonly known in Irish as ''Seipeal Droichead an Bhuitléirigh'', was built in Butlersbridge between 1861 and 1863 on a site given free by the Earl of Lanesboro. It is situated on the Annalee River. The chu ...

, County Cavan * Kingscourt Catholic Church, County Cavan * Presentation Convent, Wexford (western wing only, 1890) * St. Macartan's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Monaghan (spire only, 1882–1892) Charles E. B. Brett, ''Buildings of Monaghan''. Belfast:

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, 1970. * Swanlinbar Catholic Church, County Cavan * St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Park Street, Monaghan (1900) * Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Carrickroe, Emyvale, County Monaghan (1823, enlarged 1885–1888 by Hague with date plaque of 1886) * Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny (1903–1908) *

St Patrick's College, Cavan Saint Patrick's College () is a Roman Catholic all-male secondary school in County Cavan, Ireland. It was founded in 1871 as a minor and major seminary for the Diocese of Kilmore. It was officially opened by the Bishop of Kilmore, Dr Nicholas ...

* St Brigid's Catholic Church, Killeshandra, County Cavan * St Clare's Catholic Church, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim * St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Milltown, County Cavan * Archbishops Palace, Drumcondra, Dublin *

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, Sligo *

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, Carlow * Church of the Sacred Heart, Aughrim, County Wicklow * St Rynagh's Catholic Church, Banagher, County OffalyNational Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hague, William Jr. 1836 births 1899 deaths Irish ecclesiastical architects Architects of Roman Catholic churches Architects from County Cavan Architects of cathedrals 19th-century Irish architects