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Victorian charity in a cold climate from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded 7 August
A Blissful existence in Newbliss from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded February 2026
Pump, horse, car, idlers and DOG -Failte go Ballybay! from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded February 2026
Destroyed Barracks from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded October 2025
Oh to lie in Shirley's Arms from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded May 2025
Farola for all from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded November 2024
The high and the mighty Rossmore - no more? from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded June 2021
What would happen if Clones was cloned??? from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded June 2021
Monaghan Week - The Diamond in Monaghan from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded June 2021
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A Blissful existence in Newbliss
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The high and the mighty Rossmore - no more?
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
A final Kavanagh excerpt! Back once again in wild, wet Monaghan Exiled from thought and feeling, A mean brutality reigns: It is really a horrible position to be in And I equate myself with Dante And all who have lived outside civilization. It isn't a question of place but of people;
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beachcomber australia said:
Derrick Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore (1853 - 1921) was the owner at the time. He succeeded to the title in 1874 on the death of his older brother (hence the memorial in Monaghan, see last Monday). Wiki - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Westenra,_5th_Baron_Rossmore Interesting because he wrote a charming book about his life, times and people, full of period tittle-tattle: 'Things I Can Tell' (1912 Nash, London) - available online via the NLI website or - archive.org/details/thingsicantell00ross/page/n11/mode/2up
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O Mac said:
Demolished in 1970's. The grounds now a golf course. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossmore_Castle
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beachcomber australia said:
It seems the left wing of the castle has disappeared since "ca. 1880" - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000546426 Edit: Wrong! They are different aspects. Edit 2: Same as via the British Library , from a book published in 1866 -
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beachcomber australia said:
Flickr is sometimes amazing! The front steps on the left, about 1905(?) via Duchess Laura Montagu Manchester
And in 2009 via jsomerville8973 
British Library digitised image from page 126 of "The County Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. 1, 2. (Vol. 3-5. A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen ... of Great Britain and Ireland. With descriptive
from British Library
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chico945 said:
Dartrey Castle (also known as Dartrey House or Dawson Grove) was largely constructed in the 1840s, during part of the Great Famine in Ireland. The house was demolished in 1946. Today, Dartrey Forest covers the castle's former demesne (or "park").
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bigmackk1 said:
The adjoining church is also the resting place of Major-Gen Eric Dorman-O Gowan. This such a tranquil and peaceful place not only has to be seen but inhaled. K McC