Davis Ducart (active from c. 1761, died 1780/81), was an architect and

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in the 1760s and 1770s. He designed several large buildings and engineering projects. He had associations with the canal builders of the time and the mining industry and worked on many projects in the

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coalfield.

Early life and identity

His origins are uncertain, but thought to be

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ese and/or

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n. No relatives were mentioned in his

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. Richard Killeen (2012) states that Ducart was an architect from Sardinia.

Major projects in Ireland

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Ducart produced the plan of plots to be leased in the

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extension of the city known as Newtown Pery and also those of the

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(1769), now home to the

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Other Buildings

* Castletown Cox,

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. *Brockley Park,

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. *Castlehyde House,

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. *Drishane House, County Cork. *Kilshannig, County Cork. *Lota Lodge, County Cork. *Mayoralty (or Mansion) House,

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, County Cork.

Unconfirmed buildings

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. *Castlecore House,

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*Crosshaven House, Knocknagore,

References

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