Andrew Egan, architect and builder, c. 1810-9th October 1863.
Egan was a member of a noted County Galway family, Mac Aodhagáin. He is thought to have been born on Tuam's Old Road or at Cloonsheen. His father was a stonemason and he had siblings Patrick, Thomas, Bridget and Elizabeth. He began his apprenticship in 1826, the same year as the foundation stone of Tuam's new Catholic Cadhedral. By the late 1830's, Egan had progressed far enough to be entrusted with a supervisory role in the erection of the Bell Tower of the cathedral.
In 1838 the local Roman Catholic Free School was constructed, and it is believed that Egan was the contractor. By 1839 he was classed a Master Builder and was optaining commissions from Tuam diocese. He married Margaret Lyons of Tuam on the 20th October 1839. Their children were Mary Jane (born 1841, died young), William (1843), Thomas Andrew (1847), John Joseph (1852), Emilea Patricia (1854), Isabel Cecily (1857) and Mary, who also died young.
From 1839 till his death Egan was in continuous work. His most notable work was Tuam Town Hall, the foundation stone been laid in 1857. Others include the Glenamaddy workhouse, the bridge at Dunmore, the Presentation Convent, the Presbytery, as well as houses for middle-class and gentry families - Castlegrove, Toghermore, Oakmount and Brownesgrove. In addition, he was responsible for constructing various properties in the suburbs, Dublin Road, Waterslade Place, Foster Terrace, Eastland Row, the Square. Because of this, he is considered 'the builder of Tuam'.
In addition, his obituary stated that he was responsible for erecting nearly all the churches, convents and public buildings within twenty miles of Tuam. These include Kilbannon church.
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Andrew Egan (also known as Eagle) Was born 1996 Rochester New York. He was Sent to Juvenile Hall from skiing the Isaberg and Lofsdalen swiss ski resorts illegally. He's known famously for jibbing a mans head off wile attempting the eagle flip.