Irish Country Houses
Author | : David Hicks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781848891616 |
A photographic chronicle of Irish country houses from their heyday to contemporary times.
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Author | : David Hicks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781848891616 |
A photographic chronicle of Irish country houses from their heyday to contemporary times.
Author | : Knight of Glin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9780500515471 |
This book takes the reader on a tour of ten grand Irish country houses, provided an intimate look at a marvellous hotchpotch of rooms and decoration.
Author | : Mark Bence-Jones |
Publisher | : Trans-Atlantic Publications |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780094699908 |
Nearly 2000 Irish country houses are feature d in this book, each having an alphabetical entry describing it. Almost all the entries give information on the history and ownership of the houses; many of them are enlivened with anecdotes and details. '
Author | : Peter Somerville-Large |
Publisher | : Random House (UK) |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
For 700 years the Ascendancy dominated Ireland: landlords built their great houses, landscaped their parks and spent wealth gathered from rents, before disappearing in the 20th century. Making use of letters, diaries, memoirs, estate documents, inventories, travellers' tales and family reminiscences, Peter Somerville-Large examines the lifestyle of the so-called rural sovereigns, describing the elegance, discomfort, and danger associated with castle and mansion, and the lives of many famous figures who created or inhabited the great houses.
Author | : Patricia McCarthy |
Publisher | : Paul Mellon Centre |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : ARCHITECTURE |
ISBN | : 9780300218862 |
A deft interweaving of architectural and social history
Author | : Terence Dooley |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2022-04-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300265115 |
The gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to 1923 During the Irish Revolution nearly three hundred country houses were burned to the ground. These “Big Houses” were powerful symbols of conquest, plantation, and colonial oppression, and were caught up in the struggle for independence and the conflict between the aristocracy and those demanding access to more land. Stripped of their most important artifacts, most of the houses were never rebuilt and ruins such as Summerhill stood like ghostly figures for generations to come. Terence Dooley offers a unique perspective on the Irish Revolution, exploring the struggles over land, the impact of the Great War, and why the country mansions of the landed class became such a symbolic target for republicans throughout the period. Dooley details the shockingly sudden acts of occupation and destruction—including soldiers using a Rembrandt as a dart board—and evokes the exhilaration felt by the revolutionaries at seizing these grand houses and visibly overturning the established order.
Author | : Terence A. M. Dooley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Aristocracy (Social class) |
ISBN | : 9781846826474 |
In recent years, the role of women in country houses and estates across Ireland and the UK has been the focus of greater attention. Chatelaines, mothers, wives, daughters, widows, sisters, housekeepers, and maids were ever-present figures in the microcosm of the country house. New research has begun to reveal the extent of their involvement in managing households and estates, influencing design, adopting public roles, championing good causes, as well as raising families and committing their thoughts to paper in literary expression. This volume of essays, many of which draw on hitherto unseen family archives, will bring new perspectives to our understanding of the country house as a place where many women often held powerful roles. Contributors include: Amy Boyinton (U Cambridge), Kerry Bristol (U Leeds), Philip Bull (La Trobe U, Melbourne), Anne Casement (ind.), Jonathan Cherry (Maynooth U), Arlene Crampsie (Maynooth U), Caroline Dakers (Central St Martins), William Fraher (U Limerick), Judith Hill (Trinity College Dublin), Edmund Joyce (Carlow IT ), Ruth Larsen (U Derby), Anna Pilz (University College Cork), Lowri Ann Rees (Bangor U), Ciar���¡n Reilly (Maynooth U), Regina Sexton (University College Cork), Brendan Twomey (Trinity College Dublin), and Fiona White (Galway-Mayo IT). [Subject: History, Women's History, Gender Studies, Archives, Home Design, Sociology, Irish Studies, British Studies]
Author | : Terence Dooley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2021-07-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781846829758 |
This volume of essays explores a range of country house collections in Ireland, the UK, US and Europe. It examines how collections were built up over time, how they were dispersed or destroyed, and how they have been interpreted and valued. Among the topics considered are the impact of exhibitions, auctions, and tax systems, private versus institutional collectors, the range of audiences who appreciate art, and how collections are made to tell national stories.
Author | : Frank Keohane |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9780953689910 |
Author | : David Hicks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9781848892262 |
While researching the first Irish Country Houses, David encountered beautiful portraits of former residents in aging mansions and has now compiled a collection of these wonderful stories and photographs. Behind the faces are tales of happiness and misfortune, of royalty, politicians, literary and artistic figures, of scandals and hunt balls. The houses, such as Antrim Castle, Moore Abbey, Lissadell, and Avondale, were built to impress. Many owners were patrons of the arts and commissioned the best artists such as William Orpen, Walter Osborne, and Sarah Purser. Now these portraits capture a way of life that no longer exists and each chapter paints a picture of a bygone age.