Convamore, Co. Cork
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| In collection: | The Eblana Photograph Collection |
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[between ca. 1870-1890].
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| Notes: | The Eblana Collection consists of glass negatives acquired and distributed by William Lawrence, but not created by the firm. In our catalogue, this photo was originally titled "Convamore, Co. Clare". Research by our Flickr Commons users established that this 'Big House' was actually between Mallow and Fermoy in Co. Cork. It belonged to the Earls of Listowel. The house was burnt by the IRA in 1921 during the War of Independence. According to an NIAH entry, some of the stables and lodge houses survive. Additional information about this photograph is available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/46450746514/ Physical description: 1 negative : glass Geographic Coverage: Convamore, County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. more |
From the Siege of Derry to a big house somewhere in County Clare to end the week. I am not familiar with this place and wonder if it is still there and intact?
It seems that the title for this image was more apt than we thought. In that it is a long way to Clare - and actually in County Cork :) Based on today's inputs it seems clear that this image should be in both our 'possible catalgue correction' tag, and our 'no longer standing' album. As suggested by our Flickroonies and confirmed by the ever-useful NUIG Landed Estates project entry, this was a property belonging to the Earls of Listowel, between Mallow and Fermoy in County Cork. I saw was because, As with many other houses of the landed gentry, it was destroyed by arson in the 1921. According to the NIAH entries, some of the stables and lodge houses do remain....
Photographers: Unknown
Collection: Eblana Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1870-1890
NLI Ref: EB_0507
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Tags:
Eblana Photograph Collection, National Library of Ireland, Ireland, Convamore, County Clare, house, road, water, County Cork, Convamore estate, Earls of Listowel, Earl of Listowel, Probable catalogue correction, Possible catalogue correction, Explore, Stereo, Ballyhooly, River Blackwater, April 1921, William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel, William Hare, Hare, Destroyed
Comments
derangedlemur
That'd be this job, I reckon: www.google.com/maps/@52.1442765,-8.4191477,296m/data=!3m1...
Posted: 22.02.2019
derangedlemur
It's far enough from Clare.
Posted: 22.02.2019
derangedlemur
Anyway, to answer the Q, it's gone. You can just see the ruins in the satellite image.
Posted: 22.02.2019
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Mr French / Lawrence went back there later. Spot the differences including the driveway post and chain fence and increased vegetation - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000326670
Posted: 22.02.2019
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Convamore and the Earls of Listowel Beside the gate to the Church of Ireland there once stood the entrance to Convamore, the County Cork estate of the wealthy Hare family, Earls of Listowel. William Hare MP bought the Convamore estate around the year 1800. Through a clever combination of business and politics he later gained the titles Viscount Ennismore and Earl of Listowel. The enormous mansion stood within an impressive demesne. The grounds contained a tennis court and a golf course and there were twenty-five full-time employees: cooks, chambermaids, nannies, nurses, butlers, gardeners, ghillies, and gamekeepers. The family held estates of 30,000 acres in Cork and Kerry. William, the third and last Earl to live here was a Lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria and a veteran of the Crimean War. The magnificent blue cedar, which still stands at Convamore, was planted in 1885 by Edward, Prince of Wales who later became King Edward VII of England. The Troubles: The War of Independence in Ballyhooly Little now remains of Convamore which was burnt by the IRA during troubled times in March 1921. The IRA’s claim that Lord Listowel was “an aggressively anti-Irish person” was the cause of great distress to the elderly Earl as he was popular in Ballyhooly and had lived there for 60 years. In retaliation, British soldiers blew up the Castle Tavern pub, situated at the crossroads, south of the River Blackwater.From - www.villageimage.eu/village/?page_id=12
Posted: 22.02.2019
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
I think this is "the magnificent blue cedar" of 1885 and Edward VII, which would be just out of shot in this photo, possibly where those sticks are on the right ... streetview - goo.gl/maps/s8XQSANs19d4jEM57 (revised 2020)
Posted: 22.02.2019
abandoned railways
www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland/6113383793/in...
Convamore bridge, a short distance from the house. The Earl was involved with the railway, and had this bridge built for acces to the fields, instead of a crossing.
Posted: 22.02.2019
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
"The house, one of the first in Ireland to feature large plate glass windows, was much praised by contemporaries."
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"One fine summer evening in 1921 three country houses in North County Cork were burned down in retaliation for a reprisal. Convamore was the first to go. Lord Listowel's elderly niece, Mrs. Wrixon-Beecher was in the house at the time. She survived but was found wandering dazedly around the house without her false teeth, which perished in the fire."
More slightly quirky history of the family and house - www.turtlebunbury.com/history/history_family/hist_family_...
Posted: 22.02.2019
Foveonyc ️
Excellent atmosphere! Congratulations on Explore!
Posted: 23.02.2019
victor98_2001
Excellent shot
Posted: 23.02.2019
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Thanks so much to [https://www.flickr.com/photos/8468254@N02] and[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] for confirming the location and providing more info on it!
Thanks also for the wishes/congrats on the Explore. Don't forget to fave and follow. :) </endshamelessplug>
Posted: 23.02.2019
Dr. Ilia
Awesome!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 26.02.2019
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
STP_2066 is also an earlier view of this house - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000565385
Posted: 12.05.2020
