Kilcooley House
Kilcooley Abbey is described as a large winged house, built in 1790 by Sir William Barker for the Baroney family. A huge fire partly destroyed the property causing it having to be reconstructed in 1840, during which the family occupied the old abbey. The interior mostly dates from after the fire. After being bought fifteen years ago by a developer with plans for the entire estate, the aims fell through and the house has been vacant since. It sits behind a historic, perimeter wall in picturesque landscape, crumbling in deterioration every year it remains neglected.
Saw this one on some Irish groups with an attempted codename. Noted it and we visited on our Summer trip to Ireland, on a day dedicated to these beautiful manors in the countryside.
The front is very impressive, especially the stone bears guarding the sweeping staircase leading up to the main entrance.
Inside the building.
We started in the South wing of the premises, but were steadily attracted towards the green glow from one room in particular, like moths to a flame.
Old furniture in this room.
As we reached the middle block of the manor, the decay increased dramatically.
Entrance hall. Eventually, we gave up resisting the temptation of the glow. Simply sublime!
Close-up of the door.
Lovely details on the wooden panels around the room.
Grand staircase.
Heading down the north wing.
A room with a nice ceiling at the far end of the corridor.
Balcony. Up here, we could take in the intricate details on the ceiling and it's frightening condition.
That's all for the photographs. Here is the link to the documentary styled video we filmed at this manor. Check it out if you're interested:
Thanks for reading
Kilcooley Abbey is described as a large winged house, built in 1790 by Sir William Barker for the Baroney family. A huge fire partly destroyed the property causing it having to be reconstructed in 1840, during which the family occupied the old abbey. The interior mostly dates from after the fire. After being bought fifteen years ago by a developer with plans for the entire estate, the aims fell through and the house has been vacant since. It sits behind a historic, perimeter wall in picturesque landscape, crumbling in deterioration every year it remains neglected.
Saw this one on some Irish groups with an attempted codename. Noted it and we visited on our Summer trip to Ireland, on a day dedicated to these beautiful manors in the countryside.
The front is very impressive, especially the stone bears guarding the sweeping staircase leading up to the main entrance.
Inside the building.
We started in the South wing of the premises, but were steadily attracted towards the green glow from one room in particular, like moths to a flame.
Old furniture in this room.
As we reached the middle block of the manor, the decay increased dramatically.
Entrance hall. Eventually, we gave up resisting the temptation of the glow. Simply sublime!
Close-up of the door.
Lovely details on the wooden panels around the room.
Grand staircase.
Heading down the north wing.
A room with a nice ceiling at the far end of the corridor.
Balcony. Up here, we could take in the intricate details on the ceiling and it's frightening condition.
That's all for the photographs. Here is the link to the documentary styled video we filmed at this manor. Check it out if you're interested:
Thanks for reading
