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Lady Alice Ma[r]y Gaisford (née Kerr) (1837 - 1892)
In 1860 by Disdéri

From - www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp90508/lady-ali...

From thepeerage: Lady Alice Mary Kerr was the daughter of John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian and Lady Cecil Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot. She married Thomas Gaisford, son of Very Rev. Thomas Gaisford and Helen Margaret Douglas, on 20 June 1870. She died on 25 January 1892. Her married name became Gaisford. Children of Lady Alice Mary Kerr and Thomas Gaisford Walter Thomas Gaisford b. 7 Oct 1871, d. 15 Sep 1915 Hugh William Gaisford b. 18 Oct 1874

From the plaque on the memorial: This crucifix is erected to the glory of God and to the memory of Lady Alice Mary Gaisford who died at Killarney House XXV January MDCCCXCII by her loving friends and relatives. May she rest in peace. The scrolls higher up are Bible quotes.

I do not see a record of her death.

"The crucifix set in the archway is very impressive and the gravestone in the well tended plot would seem to suggest that" they were very wealthy.

Streetview. NIAH lets us down today.

Niall McAuley Well done.

Wondering how you get on to the left balcony ?!

See also L_CAB_00261

A couple of shots later in the catalogue, we have with a Commer charabanc at Parknasilla - 1910+.

Field - Saturday 26 December 1885. I assmume that's the 'glazed verandah' next to the entrance extending to the corner of the building.




Meanwhile, Building News - Friday 17 January 1890 lists Rosdohan as one of the private mansions designed by Mr. John Pollard Seddon, in its series about 'Contemporary British Architects'. A lot of his other works were new churches, and he played a big part in the restoration of Llandaff Cathedral.

Flickr is sometimes amazing! Rear/front view via Paul Carbery, who says "built by Dan Carbery 1875 - burnt down in 1920's" -

Edit - above photo at NLI - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000322691

Mr French/Lawrence took 11 photos of the house and grounds - catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=rosdohan+sneem&am...

From www.journalofnomads.com/rossdohan-island/

Nobody has lived on the island since the mansion got destroyed by fire in 1955. Now the place is abandoned, perfect for a night of camping and an inspiration for photography.

(other sources give a more plausible 1922)

Also " then burnt in the troubles and later rebuilt but now abandoned again. Now apparently owned by a German who never visits and may be locked up. " thediary.caerhays.co.uk/april/18th-april/april-2018-irish...

January 2020 -
"Kerry’s ‘most beautiful island’ sells for €2m
Parknasilla resort buys Rossdohan Island in Kenmare"
See - www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/kerr...

Well I never! Via Trove from 1910 ...

" ... It is pleasant to read in the "Gardeners' Chronicle" how well many of our Australian trees and shrubs do in Ireland. In a delightful spot on the southern coast stands Rossdohan, where Mr. S. T. Heard has a choice collection of plants and trees, and close at hand are other gardens, in which are many uncommon subjects. A blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) is 70ft. high and 7ft. in girth. Acacia deciirrens blooms profusely, and A. Riceana flourishes against a wall. Pittosporum bicolor and P. Ralphii, the Victorian Hazel (Pomaderris apetala), Hakea saligna, 25ft. high, and several of our Leptospermums, ranging up to 25ft. in height, flourish as well as they do in the Australian bush. Cassinia aculeata, another of our natives, blooms freely, its flowers are first white, then they change to pink, and last in perfect freshness until the frosts. Callistemon salignus, C. speciosus, Melaleuca Leucadendron, Eucalyptus urnigera, and E. viminalis were all thriving. New Zealand is also represented in these gardens. Edwardsia microphylla is 20ft. high, and nearly as much through, and in the spring time it appears like a cloud of yellow, with its beautiful blossoms. Olearias flourish, and a variegated form of Cordyline Australia is extremely rare. ..."

See - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142926098?searchTerm=r...