Latest Images by Jamie Carroll http://www.geograph.org.uk/ 2013-05-23T02:30:19GMT text/html 2010-01-11T19:54:50GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.908280 -6.546646 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658969 text/html 2010-01-11T19:52:30GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.908280 -6.546646 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658965 Old cemetery at Tallanstown, Co. Louth. text/html 2010-01-11T19:46:58GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.092249 -3.800570 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658953 text/html 2010-01-11T19:34:06GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.007097 -6.295367 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658926 River at the back of Lynhams hotel in Laragh. text/html 2010-01-11T19:28:27GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.007690 -6.080649 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658913 Hunter's Hotel is not only one of Wicklow's most outstanding buildings belonging to the ranks of the commercial middle classes, but an extremely rare and remarkably intact example of an early eighteenth century coaching inn." An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Wicklow. Published by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. 2004. text/html 2010-01-11T19:16:27GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.709525 -6.561229 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658887 Situated in the Boyne valley overlooking the River Boyne just a few miles upstream from the site of the famous Battle of the Boyne, Slane Castle in its existing form was reconstructed under the direction of William Burton Conyngham, together with his nephew the first Marquess Conyngham. The reconstruction dates back to 1785 and is principally the work of James Gandon, James Wyatt and Francis Johnston. Francis Johnston is responsible for the gothic gates on the Mill Hill. The Conynghams are originally a noble Scottish family, and first settled in Ireland in 1611 in County Donegal. There has been an active association between the Conynghams and the Slane Estate dating back over 300 years, ever since the property was purchased by the family following the Williamite Confiscations in 1701. Prior to this, Slane had been possessed by the Flemings, aristocratic Anglo-Norman Catholics who cast their lot with the Jacobites. Christopher Fleming, 22nd of Slane, 17th Lord, Viscount Longford (1669 – 14 July 1726), was the last Fleming Lord of Slane. The present head of the Conyngham family and occupant of Slane Castle is the 8th Marquess Conyngham. In 1991, a fire in the Castle caused extensive damage to the building and completely gutted the Eastern section facing the River Boyne. With the completion of the 10-year restoration program in 2001, Slane Castle has once again opened its doors. Conyngham, under the name "Henry Mountcharles" (he bore at the time the courtesy title of Earl of Mount Charles), ran a campaign for a difficult seat in Louth on behalf of Fine Gael in the 1992 Irish general election. text/html 2010-01-11T19:11:27GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 54.036885 -6.347241 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658874 Wedge tomb on the walk to Proleek Dolmen. The gallery is 6 metres in length and 1.5 metres wide at the west end, narrowing to just over a metre wide at the east end, which is covered by two remaining roof stones. At the west or nearest end in the image below, is a large septal slab closing the gallery. You can also see how the construction of the gallery tomb has been very precise. text/html 2010-01-11T18:56:22GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.627896 -6.449880 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658841 text/html 2010-01-11T12:09:21GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.177952 -8.095944 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658210 In 1887 Meelick were one of the first teams to compete for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the first national championship of the game of hurling ever held in Ireland. Representing County Galway in the final, Meelick were defeated by Thurles, representing County Tipperary. The game was held in Birr in County Offaly in front of a crowd of 5,000. Patrick Madden, captain of the Meelick side, is commemorated with a plaque on the gable end of his birthplace and lifetime home in the village. text/html 2010-01-11T12:04:08GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 52.020316 -10.147621 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658205 Deg N52.020324° W10.147303° text/html 2010-01-11T11:58:54GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 52.538462 -7.268045 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658201 Deg N52.537964° W7.267444° text/html 2010-01-11T11:52:55GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 52.508363 -8.046314 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658197 Grantstown Castle is a fine tower-house of probable early 16th-century date, which is on a low bluff some distance north of the village of Kilfeakle, Co. Tipperary. The tower-house has been acquired and will undergo conservation, restoration and adaptation for use as a private dwelling. text/html 2010-01-11T11:46:28GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 52.122657 -7.844429 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658195 Dromana Bridge is an extraordinary Hindu-Gothic gateway. It was built in 1849 by Lord Stuart de Decies. Local tradition maintains that the arch was put up as a temporary structure to welcome home a honeymoon couple, who were so taken with it that they had it made permanent. text/html 2010-01-11T11:02:40GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 52.721701 -6.393694 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658175 Deg N52.722309° W6.394526° Deg, Min N52° 43.3385' W6° 23.6716' text/html 2010-01-11T10:59:36GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/43707 Jamie Carroll 53.059197 -6.699181 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658174 Detached multiple-bay two-storey Palladian style former market house, built c.1740 to designs by Richard Castle. The building later served as a court house and is now in use as an art gallery / exhibition space. The structure is constructed in rusticated ashlar granite, has an overall cruciform plan with open colonnades to each corner, and is topped with an octagonal domed lantern. The long main central section is gable-ended and has a pedimented full-width bay to each (north and south) gable. Each of these bays incorporates a recent glazed timber screen with elliptical fanlight with sunburst tracery; the screen to the north incorporates a doorway. To the east and west elevations are gable-ended full-height projections which are both set between the colonnaded corner features. These corner colonnades consist of Doric columns supporting a frieze with cornice, above which is a blocking course with piers. The colonnades 'enclose' what are now (mainly) blind 'arcades', with similar 'arcades' to the side projections now filled with semi-circular headed window openings, with a panelled timber door to one of the arches to the east projection. There are small flat-headed window openings to the upper floor of each side projection. The windows are filled with replacement timber frames. The octagonal domed lantern is articulated with roundels and clock faces. The pitched roof is finished with natural slate and has stone parapets with corbels and dressed coping. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The building is set on an 'island' site in Market Square. Source: buildings of Ireland.