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Arch gateway at St. Columbas Church Tullow
Arch gateway at St. Columbas Church Tullow
St Columba's Church of Ireland was erected in the year 1830-1831. It was the third of three church buildings to stand on this site in Church Street, Tullow. A vestry was built in 1861. Renovations were carried out in 1893. This view shows the arch gateway entrance.
Carlow County Library
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Duckett's Grove, Rainstown, Co Carlow
Duckett's Grove, Rainstown, Co Carlow
Ducketts Grove Rainstown, Carlow was designed in a Castellated Gothic revival style by Thomas A. Cobden for John Davidson Duckett circa 1825. The building incorporates numerous towers and turrets of varying shapes – round, square and octagonal. One tall octagonal turret rises from the structure. Duckett’s Grove is elaborately ornamented with oriels and niches containing statues. Several statues on pedestals surrounded the building and lined the approaches. The house itself is situated in the townland of Rainstown, between Carlow and Tullow but the estate comprised several large townlands and parts of others. Following the departure of the Ducketts the estate was managed by an agent until 1921 then by local farmers and later by the Land Commission. The division of the lands was completed by 1930. Duckett’s Grove was destroyed by fire in April 1933 but the cause of the fire has not been determined.
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Carlow Courthouse railings
Carlow Courthouse railings
Carlow Courthouse Railings contribute substantially to the architectural impact of the building. The photograph shows an example of a fasces. This is a bundle of iron rods with projecting axe blades. In Roman History the fasces was canied by a lictor as a symbol of a Magistrates' power. The fasces feature is to be found here at the entrance gate to Carlow Courthouse.
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Woodtown Park
Woodtown Park
Woodtown Park, Rathfarnham, South Dublin County
Reproduced by kind permission of Duchas
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Esker House
Esker House
Esker House, Lucan, County Dublin
Reproduced by kind permission of Duchas
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Church of the Holy Rosary
Church of the Holy Rosary
The church of the Holy Rosary was built in 1805. It was commissioned by Bishop Daniel Delaney. Originally it was known as the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The tower and steeple were added in 1833 and it was rededicated in 1875. The latest refurbishment was completed in 1990 when the re-dedication was conducted by Bishop Laurence Ryan.
Carlow County Library
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Duckett's Grove entrance gate
Duckett's Grove entrance gate
The entrance to Duckett's Grove is an elaborate castellated gateway. It features numerous battlemented towers. Two great archways open onto two different drives. The main archway has a portcullis and is surmounted by an immense armorial achievement which was originally coloured. The arms of the Duckett family is also featured at the entrance to Duckett's Grove.
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Dunleckney Manor, Bagenalstown, County Carlow
Dunleckney Manor, Bagenalstown, County Carlow
Dunleckney Manor, Bagenalstown, County Carlow is the subject of this sepia photograph by E. F Barton c. 1870. It shows the main avenued approach to Dunleckney Manor. This house was the ancient seat of the Bagenals of Idrone. In 1660 Dudley Bagenal regained his father's estate which had been earlier confiscated because of the part played by Sir Walter in he Confederate War. Dudley supported King James at the Battle of the Boyne and lost the estate again but it was later regained by Dudley's son Walter in 1712. In 1785 Sarah Bagenal heiress of the Bagenal Estate married Philip Newton of Bennekerry. In circa 1850 the house was renovated by the architect Daniel Robertson in the Tudor style.
Carlow County Library
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Oak Park iron bridge detail
Oak Park iron bridge detail
The Metal Bridge at Oak Park is considered to be of international importance. It was commissioned by Henry Bruen 11 around the year 1817. It was designed by the architect George Papworth. The castings for the bridge were most likely to have been supplied by the Coalbrookdale Company, Shropshire, England. The bridge consists of five parallel cast-iron arch ribs of 40 ft. span and 6 ft. rise and spaced 3 ft. 9 inches apart. The iron railings forming the parapets are composed of vertical bars fixed between top and bottom rails. The bottom rail is supported on ball feet. The photograph shows a wrought-iron snake motif which is featured at regular intervals along the parapet railings.
Carlow County Library
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Lisnavagh House, Lisnavagh, Co Carlow
Lisnavagh House, Lisnavagh, Co Carlow
Lisnavagh House is situated near Rathvilly in County Carlow. It was designed by Daniel Robertson in the Tudor style and completed in 1849. Lisnavagh is considered to be one of the largest of Robertson’s Tudor Manor houses. It is built of grey stone with many gables and mullioned windows. It also has some oriel windows. The house has very little ornament but features a loggia of segmental-pointed arches.The magnificent gardens are open to the public.
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