LIMERICK LEADER Saturday6February2010 29
Behindthedesignlies
thebuilderofdreams
TheLeaderInterviewDavidLeahy,architect
It’saseasytodoitniceastodoitwrong,saysarchitectDavidLeahyofbuildingahouse.
Leahy’sprofessionalreputation...
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LIMERICK LEADER Saturday6February2010 29
Behindthedesignlies
thebuilderofdreams
TheLeaderInterviewDavidLeahy,architect
It’saseasytodoitniceastodoitwrong,saysarchitectDavidLeahyofbuildingahouse.
Leahy’sprofessionalreputation
issoaring,buthisowngreatestachievement,hesays,isthathischildrenlovethehomehehasdesignedforthefamily
Petula
Martyn
RELIVING
THENEWS
A
N inscription carved in
stone over the entrance to a
house situated in Caherconlish reads: ‘Noble house
proud and true keep safe
the little ones here with
you’.
Welcome to Elysium, the home of
renowned Limerick architect David Leahy.
In Greek mythology only warriors
favoured by the gods entered Elysium, a
land of perfect happiness at the end of the
earth.
The house in the townland of Inch St
Laurence celebrates modern architectural
design, but more importantly, it is home
for Leahy, his wife Jayne, and their three
children, Clara, Christopher and Robyn.
Elysium was the domain of the elite, but
it is David Leahy’s philosophy that ev
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