"Church, Interior, Arklow, Co. Wicklow" is in Arklow, but definitely exterior
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Where: Wicklow, Ireland
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When: Unknown
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This wonderful church interior, the stained glass, the pews, the... Oh! I must have been on the sauce last night without knowing it! This is clearly a beautiful mansion somewhere but where and is it still there?
Niall McAuley quickly identified this (clearly mislabelled) gothic manor as Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow. Previously the estate of the Earl of Wicklow, it definitely still stands, and has apparently been operated by the prison service as an 'open prison' since the 1970s.
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: c.1900-1939
NLI Ref: EAS_3838
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Niall McAuley quickly identified this (clearly mislabelled) gothic manor as Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow. Previously the estate of the Earl of Wicklow, it definitely still stands, and has apparently been operated by the prison service as an 'open prison' since the 1970s.
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Eason Photographic Collection
Date: c.1900-1939
NLI Ref: EAS_3838
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Owner: National Library of Ireland on The CommonsSource: Flickr Commons
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Inverarra
Wouldn't be surprised if some of your best detectives could hazard a guess as to where the church, whose interior you started to describe, is located. I have no idea where the fine building shown, is located.
Niall McAuley
There are arms on the building. Looks like two stags supporting a quartered shield with a crown and maybe a ship? Maybe a boar? The arms have a coronet, so baron or better.
Niall McAuley
Shelton Abbey, Arklow! (I looked at Eason photos nearby in the catalogue, and they are all mislabelled, and all near Arklow. Looking in the NIAH for Arklow produced this).
derangedlemur
I'm busy today, but you might try here: archiseek.com/buildings/ireland-buildings/demolished/page... A lot of stuff north of the border wound up flattened.
Niall McAuley
The Arms are of the Earls of Wicklow, and the "boar" is a lion.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
The current building is set in extensive grounds and replaced a previous less extensive country house which had, in 1690, accommodated the fleeing James II of England after the Battle of the Boyne. Is it the 12th July today? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelton_Abbey_Prison
Niall McAuley
The wikipedia article on the Earl of Wicklow says the house was in the family until 1951, so still the seat of an Earl in this photo, Ralph Francis Forward-Howard, who was the 7th Earl from 1891 until 1946. As well as being an Earl, he sat in the Irish Senate from 1922-28.
Niall McAuley
As I mentioned above, several nearby shots have the wrong title in the catalogue. I think the intended title for this one is "Castle, Arklow, Co. Wicklow" which ended up on EAS_3842, a picture of Glasnevin Post Office.
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
With a tree and iron fence - earlier? https://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/5537757560/
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Cows and goats - youtu.be/TS_BQiVZuWg Buddy DOGS - youtu.be/6ZgKPBPANiU
Niall McAuley
ET B295 - a drawing, definitely before 1892. M21/42/9, Mason shot, 1890-1910 L_CAB_05704 from French/Lawrence
Niall McAuley
L_ROY_03178 ditto L_CAB_05705 likewise
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
The (pink) one above is much earlier - see the small window panes (12 per window), also seen in this stereo pair - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000564102 . I think all the others in the catalogue have larger panes (2 per window),
Niall McAuley
L_ROY_03177 STP_0784 An early one from the STPs, including scaffolding [https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] Snap!
derangedlemur
Are we not having OSI today: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,721902,675462,11,9
Dún Laoghaire Micheál
Unlike yesterday's Taravie, I just want to be clear that I never 'holidayed' here in my youth, or since.
silverio10
Buena serie de fotos antiguas .
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Muchas gracias a todos! Map, tags, and description are all updated. Now to bed with you all - there is a curfew to consider!
Dr. Ilia
fantastic shot
philfluther
One thing. Look great in snow. Another. Spanner grey cells. Suger Caster, Pepper Canister companion.