#Abandoned Ireland

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Башни Баллисаггартмор, Ирландия.

Башни Баллисаггартмор построил человек по имени Артур Кейли-Ашер, владевший поместьем площадью 8000 акров, большую часть которого он сдавал в аренду арендаторам. Он зарезервировал около 1000 акров земли в качестве своего личного поместья, где построил свою семейную резиденцию Ballysaggartmore House. Сам дом был большим, но очень простым по дизайну.

Существует местная легенда, согласно которой Артур завидовал более внушительному замку Странкалли своего брата. Кроме того, его чрезвычайно амбициозная жена Элизабет хотела иметь такую ​​же величественную резиденцию, какую ее невестка называла домом.Поэтому Артур решил построить на территории поместья изысканные башни Баллисаггартмор и величественные въездные ворота/домик. Это был огромный проект, который был чисто показным и обошелся семье очень дорого.После того, как они построили эти безумства, они начали обращать внимание на строительство большого особняка на замену дому. Но они быстро поняли, что у них заканчиваются деньги.

Это было в то же время, когда случился Великий голод, когда люди голодали и едва могли позволить себе платить аренду. Артур Кейли-Ашер отказался заморозить арендную плату и начал выселять тех, кто жил на его земле и не мог позволить себе платить. После этого на него было совершено несколько покушений из-за его жестокости, а его состояние продолжало таять.

Когда Великий голод закончился, страна начала процветать, но Кейли-Ашеры продолжали скатываться в нищету. Семья быстро становилась банкротом и искала нового владельца для своего поместья. Кейли-Ашер умер около 1862 года, и поместье было продано ликвидатором. Дом, сады и часть земель были куплены семьей Вудруф, а позже они принадлежали семье Энсон. Дом был разрушен поджогом во время Гражданской войны, а разрушенная каменная кладка была удалена в середине 20-го века. Один из домиков все еще использовался как частная резиденция в 1970-х годах.

Несмотря на то, что великолепные башни и домики Баллисаггартмора находятся в руинах, они сохранились до наших дней и теперь открыты для посещения.

Ballysaggartmore Towers, Ireland.

The Ballysaggartmore Towers were built by a man named Arthur Caley-Usher, who owned an 8,000 acre estate, much of which he rented out to tenants. He set aside about 1,000 acres of land as his personal estate, where he built his family residence, Ballysaggartmore House. The house itself was large, but very simple in design.

There is a local legend that Arthur was jealous of his brother's more impressive Strankallie Castle. In addition, his extremely ambitious wife Elizabeth wanted to have the same grand residence that her sister-in-law called home. So Arthur decided to build the elaborate Ballysaggartmore Towers and grand entrance gate/lodge on the estate. It was a huge project that was purely for show and cost the family a great deal of money. After they built these follies, they began to turn their attention to building a larger mansion to replace the house. But they quickly realized that they were running out of money.

This was at the same time as the Great Famine, when people were starving and could barely afford to pay their rent. Arthur Caley-Usher refused to freeze rents and began evicting those who lived on his land and could not afford to pay. There were several attempts on his life after this due to his cruelty, and his fortune continued to dwindle.

When the Great Famine ended, the country began to prosper, but the Caley-Ushers continued to slide into poverty. The family was quickly becoming bankrupt and were looking for a new owner for their estate. Caley-Usher died around 1862 and the estate was sold by a liquidator. The house, gardens and some land were bought by the Woodroof family and later owned by the Anson family. The house was destroyed by arson during the Civil War and the crumbling stonework was removed in the mid-20th century. One of the cottages was still in use as a private residence in the 1970s.

Although in ruins, the magnificent towers and cottages of Ballysaggartmore still stand today and are now open to the public.

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Cong, Connaught, Ireland (1988)

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Mussenden Temple & Downhill Demesne,

County Londonderry, Ireland

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Killora graveyard & church, Co. Galway, Ireland

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Abandoned hotel in Ireland by Benjamin Wiessner

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Strangford Lough, the largest inlet in Ireland and the British Isles, is not just an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, but home to a striking feature along its rocky shores. Near Portaferry, the Mellifont, an 18-metre vessel, lies abandoned at Rua Point, where it has rested since April 2024. The Mellifont had a colourful past, rescuing the crew of a damaged trawler in 1999. Despite plans to refloat the ship after it was swept into the Lough by fierce winds, it remains shipwrecked, raising concerns about pollution in the protected waters of Strangford Lough.

Full report here:

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Doorway near Eyre Square, Galway.

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study for a female head by edward burne-jones, 1889 seen at a hotel in killarney, c. 2022

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Discover the beauty in decay

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An abandoned mansion in the Irish forest

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Some beautiful Ireland.

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McDermott's castle, Ireland

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Mcdermott's abandoned castle.County Roscommon, Ireland. Looks like unreal but the fact on sale for 100.000$ ... Wanna buy ? :D

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Sheep's Head, County Cork, Ireland. August 2020.

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August 2024 (2) (3) (4) by Mairéad Ni Rodaigh

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(1) This is one of the ruins of one of the cottages of the abandonedpre-Famine village on the slopes of Barnavave, overlooking Carlingford Lough. (2) Clouds and drizzle failed to stop us from going for a walk on the Carlingford Greenway this evening. (3) Lush pastures along the greenway at Omeath. (4) The blackberries are ripening in the hedgerows.