Castle at the Court of the King?
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Cabra Castle near Kingscourt in Co. Cavan looks very modern in this cabinet-sized image from the Lawrence Collection. Was it recently refurbished, or a recent build for some aspiring social climber?
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1865 - 1914
NLI Ref: L_CAB_08146
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Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1865 - 1914
NLI Ref: L_CAB_08146
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derangedlemur
it does appear to have changed shape sometime between 1830 and 1911, though the later map at least doesn't appear entirely accurate, so it may just be down to cartographic errors.
BeachcomberAustralia
Boo hoo! The monkey puzzle tree has gone ... and a few chimney stacks ... Flickr is sometimes amazing! In 1980 via https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5170175427/ And in 2015 via https://www.flickr.com/photos/archaeologist_d/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/archaeologist_d/20686221130/
BeachcomberAustralia
The place was full of Pratts! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabra_Castle
suckindeesel
Great place to dine and enjoy a few scoops, now an hotel
BeachcomberAustralia
Streetview - goo.gl/maps/PaA2GRzBsaxr9qJw5 Spot the difference! - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000319440 Droneview (March 2020) - youtu.be/cwIbX1skCXI
cargeofg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia Nothing to do with the Pratt's of Petrol. Weather vane with fox is still there when I looked at a modern picture. Companion plate to the above shows it and croquet hoops on the lawn.
cargeofg
catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000319441
suckindeesel
Doonaree "And if you take the hilly path To the woods where bluebells grow Where we as barefoot children played So many years ago You'll find a slumbering castle there Enshrined in memory In a shady nook, by a winding brook Will you make this wish for me"
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] there any connection with Cabra in Dublin?
O Mac
Cabra... An Chabrach, meaning "the poor land"
suckindeesel
No obvious connection that I can see. Cabra seems to be a surprisingly common place name judging by the number of Wiki entries. Cabra in Dublin from Cabragh meaning "the poor land" Must be some connection with the Pratts or more likely with the original estate owner Colonel Thomas Cooch. Its history: www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40403... www.cabracastle.com/history
suckindeesel
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]] No wonder it looks fresh, dating from c. 1810, it had an earlier wing demolished before 1912 so could have also undergone some renovation at the time. 25-inch survey 1909. www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40403...
Dr. Ilia
amazing capture