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A Vanishing World: The Irish Country House Photographs of Father Browne

A Vanishing World: The Irish Country House Photographs of Father Browne


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Fr Francis Browne, known for his Titanic photographs, also documented Irish country houses from 1946 onwards. Despite their private status, Browne gained rare access, photographing interiors filled with generations-old treasures. His collection, exceeding 50 houses, now serves as a poignant record of a vanishing era. Selected by Robert O’Byrne, this book showcases 20 houses, revealing their historical significance—from Shelton Abbey, now a prison, to Dunsany Castle, still held by the Plunkett family since the 15th century. Browne’s skillful compositions offer a profound glimpse into a world on the brink of change, preserving a valuable chapter of Irish architectural history.

Table of Contents:

Adare Manor, County Limerick
Castletown, County Kildare
Corbalton, County Meath
Curraghmore, County Waterford
Dromoland Castle, County Clare
Dunsany Castle, County Meath
Frenchpark, County Roscommon
Glananea, County Westmeath
Gormanstown Castle, County Meath
Herbertstown, County Meath
Howth Castle, County Dublin
Killeen Castle, County Meath
Killruddery, County Wicklow
Knocklofty, County Tipperary
Lismore Castle, County Waterford
Malahide Castle, County Dublin
Mount Congreve, County Waterford
Ormond Castle, County Tipperary
Rockingham, County Roscommon
Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow



About the Author :

Robert O’Byrne is a writer and lecturer specialising in the fine and decorative arts in Ireland, and the author of more than a dozen books. A former Vice-President of the Irish Georgian Society, he is currently a trustee of the Apollo Foundation and the Artists Collecting Society. He writes a monthly column for Apollo magazine, and is also a contributor to The Burlington Magazine and the Irish Arts Review. Since 2012 he has written an award-winning blog, www.theirishaesthete.com.



Review :

‘This is the latest album of images to be culled from the astonishing Fr  Francis  Browne Collections .The images are crisp and clear, and also perfectly reproduced...the excellence of the images had been joined with an informative  and well researched text by cultural historian Robert O’Byrne.’


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781788127073
  • Publisher: Messenger Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Messenger Publications
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 104
  • Width: 305 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1788127072
  • Publisher Date: 27 Sep 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Irish Country House Photographs of Father Browne


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