Irish country houses : a chronicle of change / David Hicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hicks, David, 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country homes--Ireland--History--Pictorial works.

Country homes.

History.

Ireland.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

258 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

Cork : Collins Press, 2012.

Summary:

Years of social, economic and political upheaval left the Irish Country House adrift in a changed land. The once great houses arouse curiosity but are for gotten architectural masterpieces. Now we can comprehend in this book the loss of architectural heritage by cross-referencing period images of houses and contents in their prime with what are often only vestiges today. Their history shares common threads and the stories of those who built and once called these stately edifices home are highly entertaining. David Hicks was granted unprecedented access to houses, castles, and unpublished photographs to produce this visual record of once beautiful buildings.

Contents:

Munster. Castle Bernard, Bandon, County Cork

Castle Freke, Rosscarbery, County Cork

Kenmare & Killarney House, Killarney, County Kerry

Wynne's Castle, Glenbeigh, County Kerry

Adare Manor, Adare, County Limerick

Mayfield House, Portlaw, County Waterford

Leinster. Áras an Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park, County Dublin

Charleville Forest Castle, Tullamore, County Offaly

Edgeworthstown House, Edgeworthstown, County Longford

Powerscourt House, Enniskerry, County Wicklow

Wilton Castle, Clonroche, County Wexford

Duckett's Grove, Kneestown, County Carlow

Ballymascanlon House, Dundalk, County Louth

Ulster. Kilwaughter Castle, Larne, County Antrim

Gosford Castle, Markethill, County Armagh

Farnham House, Cavan, County Cavan

Lough Eske Castle, Donegal, County Donegal

Downhill House, Downhill, County Derry

Connaught. Belleek Castle, County Mayo

Mount Talbot House, Mount Talbot, County Roscommon

Clonbrock House, Ahascragh, County Galway.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 253) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift: In Memory of Rev. Dr. S. Carson Wasson.

ISBN:

9781848891616

184889161X

OCLC:

793689895