A new film has been put together celebrating the work of one of Dundalk’s most famous sons, Peter Rice.
A structural engineer, who hailed from Castle Road and spent much of his childhood between Gyles Quay and Inniskeen, Peter was responsible for helping to construct some of the world’s most famous buildings including the Pompidou Centre and Louvre Pyramid in Paris, Stansted Airport in London and the Sydney Opera House.
Now Arup, the engineering firm that Rice was a partner of has put together a short film exploring his life, career and legacy 21 years after his death.
The film features interviews with Peter’s family and many of those who worked for him.
Peter was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1991 and died the following year aged 57. A sign has been put up outside his childhood home, 52 Castle Road, saying “Birthplace of Peter Rice, Engineer, 1935 – 1992”. The plaque was erected privately by the then Dundalk town architect, Paul Clancy.
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