Wilson's Hospital — Multyfarnham

Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement hospital school, built between 1759 and 1761, with central pedimented three-bay breakfront (with clock face) supporting octagonal bellcote cupola over. Main structure flanked by six-bay two-storey wings to east and west sides linked to main structure by low quadrant walls curving back from the main building. The main building is a quadrangular structure and consists of four ranges of buildings set around a central courtyard with an arcaded lower ground or basement floor having rubble stone piers between plain round-headed arches. Currently in use as a second level school. Two-storey mid-Georgian chapel to the rear (south) set in projecting three-bay bow. Hipped natural slate roofs with ashlar limestone eaves cornice to entrance front. Cut stone chimneystacks throughout. Front elevation constructed in channelled ashlar limestone with ashlar detailing. Roughcast rendered elsewhere. Entrance front has central round-headed window flanked by square-headed windows and Venetian windows to first floor, square-headed openings to ground floor openings. Timber sash windows throughout, with moulded ashlar surrounds (some Gibbsian) and cut stone sills. Intersecting timber tracery to round-headed window openings. Chapel to rear lit by three round-headed windows with mid-Victorian 'Lombardic' mullions. Central round-headed doorcase with timber panelled door and Gibbsian surround reached by flight of cut limestone steps flanked by cast-iron railings. Series of one and two-storey outbuildings arranged around a courtyard to southeast, including an early laundry and kitchens. Entrance gates comprising two rule-and-line rendered gate piers on square plan with cut stone coping and pineapple finials over, cast-iron double gates and attendant gate lodge (15401119) to northwest. Marble plaque, commemorating a battle at Wilson's Hospital during the 1798 Rebellion, attached to gate pier with inscriptions in Irish and English. Set back from the road in extensive mature grounds. Located in a prominent position in the landscape to the southwest of Multyfarnham.