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Flickr is sometimes amazing! In 2016 via David Mullen The cows have not mooved!

The Enniscorthy Guardian of December 9th 1893 had an account of amateur theatricals performed in "one of the spacious apartments of Enniscorthy Asylum" . The audience included the inmates. The pieces performed were the comedies "Which is Which" and "Orange Blossoms". "The musical selections were performed efficiently by the Asylum Band." At first I wondered if the pieces were performed by the inmates, but the article suggests it was organised by R.M.S., whatever or whoever that was.

Mr French / Lawrence / Eblana was on the railway bridge, seen in this photo from a little further back - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000326204

in May 1900 the Enniscorthy Guardian reported on another bit of Am Dram. This time, "The Shaughraun", performed by attendants of the Asylum. There were 300 in the audience for the first performance, and 400 for the 2nd, but no mention of how many of these were inmates.

The best bit of the Asylum? The floors. That is according to Mr Slevin, engineer, who met the governors to complain about late payment to him and the contractor Mr Fortune. The governors immediately wrote 2 huge cheques (£813 to Mr Fortune and £169 7s 4d to Mr Slevin), and Mr Slevin chipped in with this:

Mr Slevin returned thanks to the governors and mentioned the fact that be had to deal with many asylums, but he never found a better equipped one than the Enniscorthy Asylum. He referred particularly to the magnificent floors which had recently been placed in the asylum. In the English or Scotch Asylums he had never seen better arrangements, and as regards accommodation for the lunatics he thought then were none like it in Ireland. He would recommend he system of flooring adopted in the Enniscorthy Asylum to the governors of similar institutions.

Afraid not, I think the house was demolished

"ARDCANDRISK HOUSE:
HAUNTED AND ABANDONED
The house was located just off the Ferrycarrig to Killurin road.
Elizabeth Deane, known as ‘Lady Dane’, was a daughter of Hamilton Grogan of Johnstown Castle. An animal lover, she had the swan drinking trough installed in the Faythe. When her husband died, her cousin Florence moved into Ardcandrisk as her companion. Lady Dane later bequeathed the house to Florence.
When the house passed to Nathaniel Cookman of Monart House, he claimed to have been visited by the ghost of Florence one night. From then on, Cookman refused to spend another night in the house and instead slept in his boat on the Slaney. He finally abandoned the mansion and allowed it to fall into ruin. ...

via - www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=407149120701234&set=a.10...

Elizabeth and Florence at home in the 1911 census

Here is 'Elizabeth Geraldine Grogan-Morgan' at The Peerage - www.thepeerage.com/p31659.htm#i316583

She married this fellow in 1847 - www.thepeerage.com/p31652.htm#i316520

I don't think the young people in shot are Elizabeth and Florence at any date. Nor are they the servants.

I think this was taken from the Castle, looking across the river to Vinegar Hill. OSI Map.

A more up-to-date photo (as streetview didn't visit the top of the castle...)

The building on the left, next to a smaller building and then a wall with an arched doorway, then further buildings whose windows match, appears to be what is now "Pa's New and Used Furniture" Streetview

The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Irish: Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor), was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 15,000 British soldiers launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irish rebels. It marked a turning point in the rebellion, as it was the last attempt by the rebels to hold and defend ground against the British military. The battle was actually fought in two locations: on Vinegar Hill itself and in the streets of nearby Enniscorthy.

I think we should be able to see the red-bricked AIB building below in Slaney Place. The DIA says it was built in 1897-98. NIAH says nope - more like 1902-05

Here it is on the 25" map: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,698133,634442,11,9 Still extant and still occupied according to the NIAH: www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&...

The House, Chapel and Greenhouse are all in the NIAH.

Flickr is sometimes amazing ... The greenhouse is now a wonderful rusty skeleton - in 2013 by Cathy Keane

Also of interest from Cathy Keane, a close-up of the greenhouse - And the inside of the Pugin designed chapel with smashed rose window - Ed. A visit to the chapel in 2011 by a Pugin lover before the window broke - www.patrickcomerford.com/2011/03/searching-for-pugin-on-b...

The Talbot Powers were living there in 1901, whereas in 1911 it was the residence of El-Lewa Edward Armstrong Johnson, Pasha, 2nd Class Medjidieh and his family.