Dermot St. John Gogarty
Irish architect (1908–1985
Carmel Esmonde
(m. 1935)- Oliver St. John Gogarty (father)
Dermot St. John Gogarty, RIAI, RIBA (5 September 1908 – 20 January 1985) was an Irish architect of Dublin and Galway active throughout mid-twentieth-century Ireland. He was the second son of Oliver St. John Gogarty.
Biography
Dermot St. John Michael Gogarty was born to Oliver St. John Gogarty and Martha Gogarty (née Duane) in Dublin in September 1908.[3] He was educated at Downside School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1]
He apprenticed under Edwin Lutyens,[4] and worked for Vincent Kelly.[1] He established his practice in Dublin in 1936, and then moved to Galway in 1948.[1] Gogarty had a keen interest in rowing throughout this life, stemming from his university days.[5]
In 1935, he married Carmel Esmonde, daughter of the late Irish nationalist MP John Esmonde, from whom he later divorced.[6][1] He died in Derby, England in 1985.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Irish Architectural Archive, Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940. http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/2195 (accessed 21 July 2010)
- ^ "Deaths". The Irish Times. 24 January 1985.
- ^ Birth Certificate. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1910/01551/1627314.pdf (accessed 14 February 2022)
- ^ National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Wexford (Dublin: Wordwell, 2010)
- ^ a b "Dermot Gogarty An Appreciation". The Irish Times. 4 March 1985.
- ^ Marriage Certificate. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1935/08946/5238284.pdf (accessed 14 February 2022)
