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A Swagger of Garlands « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. A Swagger of Garlands. This entry was posted in Architectural History. And tagged County Cork. A Memorial to Lost Love. The Secret of Kells →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Irish Person of Note.
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Cork « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. Vernon Mount, County Cork has been discussed in detail here before (see Mounting Concern. Waiting in the Wings. End of the Road. The former Franciscan friary at Kilcrea, County Cork has been discussed here before (see. November 2nd 2015). Not far away is a five storey tower house completed around 1465 by Cormac Láidir Mór, Lord of Muskerry then-head of the McCarthy clan. As Coyne and Wills wrote in. The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Irish Person of Note. Diary of an Aesthete.
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Irish Monastery « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. Category Archives: Irish Monastery. Dubhthach ua dubhthaigh abb Conga decc. 8220;Duffagh O Duffy, Abbot of Cong, died”.’. From Sir William Wilde’s. Lough Corrib, Its Shores and Islands. First published in 1867. The Secret of Kells. Century, presumably in response to increasing lawlessness in the area. Known as Burgess Court, this section was once thought to have contained a mediaeval lay settlement but that does not appear to have been the case. More likely it was used to...Visit...
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Kildare « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. The Speaker and His Wife. In August 1736 the. Irish Person of Note. Outstanding in its Field. A Classic of the Middle Size. From the Same Hand. During this post-festive season, when evenings can seem especially long and monotonous, readers might like to consider occupying their time with the creation of a print room. This once-fashionable pursuit, which had its heyday in the second half of the 18. Irish Person of Note. Diary of an Aesthete. Wide and Convenient Streets. Wide and C...
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Regular Joe: May 2015
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Stories I love. But seldom get paid for. Wednesday, 13 May 2015. The Ballerina, Her Mother And The Genteel Art of Forgery. The gentlemen of Sotheby's Auction House on New Bond Street in London were in something of a pickle. They had been consigned one of the greatest collections of antique Irish and British glass ever put together, the famous Harding Collection, for sale in their venerable auction rooms. Worked with WB Yeats at the Abbey in Dublin and charmed the British Royals. Her mother Lilith was, if...
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Irish Castle « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. Tag Archives: Irish Castle. The Ferocious O’Flahertys. A Rock and a Hard Place. The former Franciscan friary at Kilcrea, County Cork has been discussed here before (see. November 2nd 2015). Not far away is a five storey tower house completed around 1465 by Cormac Láidir Mór, Lord of Muskerry then-head of the McCarthy clan. As Coyne and Wills wrote in. The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Behind These Walls…. The Past in Need of a Future. Irish Person of Note. Come Here To Me!
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Kells Priory « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. Tag Archives: Kells Priory. The Secret of Kells. Now the site appears divided into two sections, a lower to the north and closer to the river, this being the priory proper. It was rightly dominated by a church opening off the central cloister although today the most powerful presence is that of the 15. Visitors to Kells today often comment on how they find themselves alone, despite the proximity of Kilkenny city and the scale of the ruins. Intermittently efforts are made to e...
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Athy « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. Reflections of the Past. The Ceremonial Mace of Athy, County Kildare made in Dublin by John Wilme in 1746. This splendid example of mid-18. You can read more about this and many other Irish treasures now in the American collections in an article I have written for the March issue of Apollo magazine. Irish Person of Note. Diary of an Aesthete. Wide and Convenient Streets. The Burlington Magazine Index Blog. The Cricket Bat that Died for Ireland. Visiting houses and gardens. Dublin...
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Irish Castle « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. Category Archives: Irish Castle. The Ferocious O’Flahertys. A Rock and a Hard Place. The former Franciscan friary at Kilcrea, County Cork has been discussed here before (see. November 2nd 2015). Not far away is a five storey tower house completed around 1465 by Cormac Láidir Mór, Lord of Muskerry then-head of the McCarthy clan. As Coyne and Wills wrote in. The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Behind These Walls…. The Past in Need of a Future. Irish Person of Note. A costume co...
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Architectural History « The Irish Aesthete
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This is not an Oxymoron. Tag Archives: Architectural History. Glory be to God for Dappled Things. Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate. A Glimpse of the Past. Last Monday, the. Should we not value a building on its own merits, whether as a tangible part of our history, as an important legacy to pass on to the next generation or even – heretical thought – due to inherent aesthetic excellence? Irish Person of Note. Do As I Say, Not As I Do. Photograph by Ciarán Cuffe. Green Street Debtors' Prison. Object...
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