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James Sheane (born 1772–78, died 1816) was an architect from Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland.

Roscrea St. Cronan's Anglican Parish Church 2010 09 03
St. Cronan's Church, Roscrea (1812), designed by Sheane

Career

Sheane designed St. Cronan's Church, Roscrea (Church of Ireland), as well as glebe houses at Modreeny and Kilrushall.

Personal life

Sheane married Anne Cole, daughter of James Cole. They had one son, also named James, who was born in 1812. The family lived on a 279-acre estate named Manor House in Mountmellick, County Laois. Sheane Senior died in 1816 and was buried in the graveyard of St. Cronan's Church, which he had designed. Sheane Junior died on 30 October 1877 in Manor House. He was survived by his son James Cole Sheane.

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