Irish follies and whimsical architecture /
Ireland possesses a wealth of follies, picturesque buildings erected to commemorate loved ones, to enhance a view, to tell a tale from the past or simply on the whim of their wealthy owners. Discover the Jealous Wall at Belvedere, County Westmeath, erected by Robert Rochfort to block his brother...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin :
O'Brien Press Ltd.,
[2023].
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| Summary: | Ireland possesses a wealth of follies, picturesque buildings erected to commemorate loved ones, to enhance a view, to tell a tale from the past or simply on the whim of their wealthy owners. Discover the Jealous Wall at Belvedere, County Westmeath, erected by Robert Rochfort to block his brother's house from view and Conolly's Folly in Castletown, County Kildare, built to provide work during famine. Visit Ireland's only inland lighthouse, at Lough Corrib, the delightful Shell House at Ballymaloe, County Cork and a former ice cream parlor in Roscommon with harp-shaped windows, among many others. |
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| Physical Description: | 192 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1788494334 9781788494335 |