Historic Irish Castles and Buildings / Bound Clippings Volume

A bound volume containing newspaper clippings relating to historic Irish castles, churches, abbeys, monuments, and public buildings. Most of the clippings are taken from newspaper articles seemingly published in the late nineteenth century. Many of the entries take the form of antiquarian sketches and illustrations. Many of the illustrations appear to be taken (or reproduced) from articles originally published in the ‘Dublin Penny Journal’ and the ‘Illustrated Dublin Journal’. Includes content

Details

Level of description: Subseries
Date: 1884-1904
Reference: 33
Extent and medium: c.250 pp; 30 cm x 28.5 cm; bound volume; clipping
Scope and content: A bound volume containing newspaper clippings relating to historic Irish castles, churches, abbeys, monuments, and public buildings. Most of the clippings are taken from newspaper articles seemingly published in the late nineteenth century. Many of the entries take the form of antiquarian sketches and illustrations. Many of the illustrations appear to be taken (or reproduced) from articles originally published in the ‘Dublin Penny Journal’ and the ‘Illustrated Dublin Journal’. Includes content on the following buildings: Luttrellstown Castle, County Dublin Clontarf Castle, Dublin St. Michan’s Church, Dublin Malahide Castle, Dublin Reginald’s Tower, Waterford Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin Parliament House, Dublin The Custom House, Dublin St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin Christ Church Catedral, Dublin Dunsoghly Castle, County Dublin Killiney Church, County Dublin Trim Castle, County Meath Bective Abbey, County Meath St. Mary’s Abbey, Duleek, County Meath Athcarne Castle, County Meath Rheban Castle, County Kildare Ballyloughan Castle, County Carlow Leixlip Castle, County Kildare Howth Castle, County Dublin Maynooth Castle, County Kildare Cahir Castle, County Tipperary Ardfinnan Castle, County Tipperary Grannagh Castle, County Kilkenny Antrim Castle (Massereene Castle) Mellifont Abbey, County Louth Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Downpatrick, County Down Enniscorthy Castle, County Wexford Dunbrody Abbey, County Wexford Sligo Abbey Adare Castle, County Limerick Kells Priory, County Kilkenny Holycross Abbey, County Tipperary Conna Castle, County Cork Liscarroll Castle, County Cork Armoy Round Tower, County Antrim Muckross Abbey, County Kerry Courtstown Castle, County Kilkenny Balleen Castle, County Kilkenny Jerpoint Abbey, County Kilkenny Corcomroe Abbey, County Clare Lisfinny Castle, County Waterford Blarney Castle, County Cork St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny Donaghmore Round Tower, County Meath Dunluce Castle, County Antrim Killeen Castle, County Meath Dunsany Castle, County Meath Ballyfin House, County Laois King John’s Castle, Limerick Roscommon Abbey
Physical characteristics: Many of the clippings are discoloured and stained. Some of the clippings are also partially detached from the volume. Careful handling of the volume is required.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of 'The Capuchin Annual' and the Irish Capuchin Publications Office > Papers of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap.

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Extracted Mentions

People, places, and terms identified via handwriting recognition and named entity recognition.

People

Places

Terms

Abbey(11)
Nave(6)
Altar(5)
Choir(4)
Chancel(3)
Doctor(1)
Gradual(1)
Abbot(1)

Sample passages

a junction with the Marquis of Ormond to oppose
of Ormond , and Lord-deputy of Ireland in 1521 ; and it was taken by
noble house of Ormond . this castle was of consider-

Full Transcript (OCR, 40 pages)

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emphatically an old place , and I said to have been granted of two to bring to their present perfection . Woodlands is years back , but a portion of the original castle still remains , no recent creation , and are such as it would require a century wisely changed . " sons . the family into whose possession it has passed have knight who accompanied him into Ireland , and in possession about five miles from Dublin . last Earl of Carhampton . Up to the mind was known by by . King John to Sir Geoffry Lustered at Anglo-Norman and an apartment in it bears the name of King John's cham- The principal parts of the mansion were rebuilt about fifty sent proprietor , who is now making further additions to the ber . It has also received additional extension from its pre- from modern improvements . Its chief artificial features are of structure . present century ; when it was sold to Mr. Luke White by the of whose descendants it remained , and was their residence the name of Lutterelstown , a name which , for various rea- Woodlands is situated on the north bank of the Liffey , from the close of the fifteenth till the commencement of the Though Woodlands derives very many of its attractions

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1961 62 .

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1934

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1907 08

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Norman doorway in Christ Church Cathedral .

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