Abandoned mansions of Ireland / Tarquin Blake.
By: Blake, Tarquin [author]
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BookPublisher: Cork : The Collins Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: ix, 338 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781848892781 (hardback).Subject(s): Mansions -- Ireland -- History | Abandoned houses -- Ireland -- History | Upper class -- Dwellings -- Ireland -- History | Mansions -- Ireland -- History -- Pictorial works | Abandoned houses -- Ireland -- History -- Pictorial works | Upper class -- Dwellings -- Ireland -- History -- Pictorial works | HousingDDC classification: 728.809 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 728.809 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00208694 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the mid-eighteenth century Irish country houses flourished. But factors such as the Great Famine, land reforms, the increasing expense of maintenance and the IRA targeting the houses during the War of Independence took their toll. Gradually, the houses sank into decay. In 2008 Tarquin Blake found his first abandoned 'Big House' and so began exploring the lost architecture of Ireland. Alongside his haunting photographs, Tarquin includes brief histories of these abandoned mansions and the people who lived there. He features mansions from all over Ireland, including Mountpelier Lodge (Dublin Hellfire Club), the birthplaces of Daniel O'Connell and the Duke of Wellington, and the one-time homes of Grace O'Malley and of brewing family the Smithwicks of Kilkenny. This lost period of stunning architecture and elegance is evoked in high-definition 360 photography, which provides us with a glimpse into what were once Ireland's most distinguished homes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-333).
County Carlow: Clogrenan house -- Holloden house -- County Cavan: Cloverhill house -- Lisnagowan house -- County Clare: Clooney house -- Donaas house -- County Cork: Buttevant castle -- Buttevant Mill -- Carrigmore house -- Fort Robert -- Kincraigie -- County Dublin: Mountpelier lodge -- Westown house -- County Galway: Bunowen castle -- Castle Daly -- Castlegrove house -- Castlemoyle -- Monksfield house -- County Kerry: Ballycarbery castle -- Carhen house -- Castlequin -- County Kildare: Carbury castle -- Donore house -- County Kilkenny: Hebron house -- Newtown castle -- Newtown house -- County Laois: Bellegrove house -- Lea castle -- County Leitrim: Drumhierny lodge -- Lakefield house -- County Limerick: Dromore castle -- The Grange -- County Louth: Kilsaran house -- Louth hall -- County Mayo: Hollymount house -- Towerhill house -- County Meath: Black castle -- Dangan castle -- County Offaly: Eglish castle -- Geashill castle -- County Roscommon: Rockingham Demesne -- Rockingham gatehouse -- Castle Island -- Cloontykilla castle -- County Sligo: Seafield house -- County Tipperary: Loughmoe court -- Rochestown house -- County Westmeath: Ballynagall house -- Belvedere house -- Tudenham house -- County Wexford: Castleboro house.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Tarquin Blake, architectural explorer, photographer and historian, has extensively explored the architectural relics of Ireland. His passion is unravelling and documenting the mysteries of lost heritage. He lives in County Cork.