The Lost Houses of Ireland: A Chronicle of the Great Houses and the Families Who Lived There
- ISBN-10
- 0304361070
- ISBN-13
- 9780304361076
- Category
- Country homes
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-08-08
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Author
- Randal MacDonnell
Description
There is a growing fascination with Irish houses. This pictorial record shows 25 houses and castles in the time when the original families were still in residence and their interiors and contents were intact, just before they sank into oblivion, burdened by debt and decay. The text tells the story of the families who owned these wonderful houses, their sometimes ruthless beginnings and their extravagant and often eccentric ends.
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