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Benefitting from Attention

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/10/12/coolhull-castle/

Published: October 12, 2026 04:30

‘”Grey Lambert,” as he was called, had taken up his abode in a corner of the castle under whose shadow they stood the lonely castle of Coolhull – and no entreaty could induce him to leave. He was a singular, but a fine looking person; wore neither hat nor…

What Survives

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/10/09/freshford-church/

Published: October 9, 2026 04:30

The mid-13th century porch of St Lachtain’s church in Freshford, County Kilkenny. It is believed that the saint after whom this was named established a monastery here at some date prior to his death in 672, but in the aftermath of the Reformation, the…

Hunting for a House

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/10/05/bermingham-house/

Published: October 5, 2026 04:30

Irish readers over a certain age may remember the name Molly Cusack-Smith, since her colourful exploits (and sometimes language) often appeared in newspapers during the closing decades of the last century. Lady Cusack-Smith was a descendant of the Revd…

A Victim of Temperance

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/10/02/a-victim-of-temperance/

Published: October 2, 2026 04:30

After Monday’s examination of a fake castle in County Tipperary, here is a real one, albeit now in very poor condition, elsewhere in the same county. On the banks of the river Cromogue, Borrisoleigh Castle is a rectangular four-storey tower house, with the…

Castles in the Air

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/09/28/annacarty-barracks/

Published: September 28, 2026 04:30

The origins of the Royal Irish Constabulary can be traced back to July 1814 when Robert Peel, then Chief Secretary for Ireland, established the Peace Preservation Force, a rudimentary policing body intended to counter growing rural unrest around the…

Split Pairs

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/09/25/twopothouse-gates/

Published: September 25, 2026 04:30

Above are the stone gate piers at the entrance to Kilmacroom, County Cork. Below are the gate piers at the entrance to Hazelwood, which lies a mile or so away from the first property, both being houses owned by members of the Lysaght family. Seemingly, the…

All’s Wells

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/09/21/wells-house/

Published: September 21, 2026 04:30

Buried inside the present 19th century Wells House in County Wexford is a much older building, thought to date from the second half of the 17th century. This was constructed by John Warren, a soldier in the Commonwealth army, who as payment for his service…

Ecclesiastical Ambition

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/09/18/kilturk-church/

Published: September 18, 2026 04:30

Yet another example of the Church of Ireland’s ambitious building strategy during the 19th century, this is St John’s in Kilturk, County Wexford. Later than most and not part of the Board of First Fruits programme, it was designed in 1859 by Joseph…

A Little Known Site

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/09/14/30342/

Published: September 14, 2026 04:30

‘Among Mr. Windele’s MSS.* in the Royal Irish Academy is to be found a comparison between Mallow Castle and that of Dromaneen, which latter was erected by the O’Callaghans, and occupies a strikingly bold position on a rock over the Blackwater, about three…

Now Bare

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/09/11/killaloan-mausoleum/

Published: September 11, 2026 04:30

In a corner of the graveyard surrounding the now roofless 19th century church at Killaloan, County Tipperary can be seen this very substantial square limestone mausoleum. On one side, a pair of marble plaques set within shallow blind arches below small…

Playing with the Architectural Lexicon

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/09/07/ardsallagh/

Published: September 7, 2026 04:30

‘Crossing the left bank of the Boyne at Bellinter bridge we enter the noble demesne of Ardsallagh, now belonging to the Duke of Bedford, who has recently erected here a handsome Elizabethan mansion, in which report whispers he will annually spend some…

The Real Thing

https://theirishaesthete.com/2026/09/04/the-real-thing-2/

Published: September 4, 2026 04:30

After last Monday’s discussion of the incomplete fantasy that is Brittas Castle, here are some remains of the real thing. Moylough Castle in County Galway dates from the first half of the 13th century and is associated with the Norman de Cotterell and de…