The Lost Houses of Ireland
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. Hardcover. Aqua paper boards, sage & illus. dust jacket, 232 pp., BW illus. VG (only slight smudges on dj.). Item #150730
"A fascinating pictorial record and social history of twenty-five great Irish houses and castles. ... Relates the history of the families who owned these wonderful houses, the story of how they came to acquire the properties and how they developed their inheritance. [The author] tells of their social and political influences in Irish affairs, and of the extravagances and eccentricities which could no longer be supported by their lands." (dj) The names are: Ballynegall, Bermingham House, Blarney Castle, Borris House, Castle MacGarrett, Clonalis, Dromoland Castle, French Park, Gaybrook, Glananea, Gormanston Castle, Headfort, Kilkea Castle, Killeen Castle, Killrudery, Kilmurry, Knocklofty, Mallow, Moore Abbey, Mount Juliet, Rockfleet, Rockingham, Shanbally Castle, Shelton Abbey, and Stradbally Hall.
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