'''James Joseph McCarthy''' was an Irish [[architect]] famous for his design of ecclesiastical
buildings. McCarthy was born in [[Dublin]], Ireland on the 6th of January 1817. His parents were from County Kerry.<ref>[http://www.stjosephscarrickmacross.ie/church-history/architect-james- mccarthy.php Architect James Joseph McCarthy] History of St. Josephs Church, Carrickmacross.</ref> He was educated by the Christian Brothers in Richmond St., and went on to study architecture at the Royal Dublin Society School.
He was a follower of the style of the architect [[Pugin]] and [[Gothic Revival]].
McCarthy served as Professor of Ecclesiastical Architecture at [[All Hallows College]], Dublin. He
was also appointed Professor of Architecture at the [[Catholic University of Ireland]] and at the [[Royal Hibernian Academy]]. McCarthy was a friend of Dr. [[Bartholomew Woodlock]], who had been rector of both All Hallows' and the Catholic University, and he helped Woodlock to found the Irish Ecclesiological Society in 1849.
He was also a close friend of [[Charles Gavan Duffy]] and was a member of the Young Irelanders.
He died in 1882 and is buried in [[Glasnevin]] Cemetery.
==Buildings==
J.J McCarthy completed over fifty commissions for Churches, Monasteries, Convents and Cathedrals.
* St. Brendan's, Ardfert, Co. Kerry
* Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, [[Ballingarry, County Limerick]]
* St. Kevins, Glendalough
* St. James's Church, Killorglin, Co. Kerry
* St. Joseph’s, Carrickmacross, Monaghan
* [[St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan]]
* St. Mary's Church, Dingle, Co. Kerry
* St. Mary's Parish Church, Maynooth, Co. Kildare<ref
