Ireland's answer to the Leaning tower of Pisa?
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A strong lean to the left on this image provoked the title on this image of Knapton House to be compared with the (normally) incomparable leaning tower of Pisa! Jonah Barrington is a name that many of us will be familiar with but know little about? Situated outside Abbeyleix in County Laois it looks like a fine solid home that may have survived to the present day.
I don't know why but when comparing Knapton with Pisa this song came to mind!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgvUG3DoE4
Photographer: Irish Tourism Association Photographer
Collection: Irish Tourism Association Photographic Collection
Date: 1942 - 1944
NLI Ref: NPA ITA 1311 (Box VI)
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Source: Flickr Commons
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I don't know why but when comparing Knapton with Pisa this song came to mind!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgvUG3DoE4
Photographer: Irish Tourism Association Photographer
Collection: Irish Tourism Association Photographic Collection
Date: 1942 - 1944
NLI Ref: NPA ITA 1311 (Box VI)
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Owner: National Library of Ireland on The CommonsSource: Flickr Commons
Views: 77400
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ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Demolished in 1957, according to this extensive history of the house - laoishouses.wordpress.com/tag/country-house/
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suckindeesel
Probably more history than you want to know laoishouses.wordpress.com/2021/10/09/knapton-the-mothers-...
suckindeesel
Is this a different Knapton? m.facebook.com/Wistorical/photos/knapton-houseabbeyleix-c...
Niall McAuley
The NIAH says: Class: House - 16th/17th century Townland: KNAPTON Description: Reference to early structure here, pre 1773 (Bence, Jones 1978, 178). Described by Bence-Jones as 'A small house of ca 1773 with good neo-classical interior decoration built onto an earlier structure, Now demolished.' No visible surface remains of any dwelling pre 1773.
Niall McAuley
10 residents in the townland in the 1901 census. It appears this house was not inhabited.. In 1911, Murray and Gladys Hornibrook were in residence. They are described at [https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]]'s history page, leaving in 1922.
O Mac
Earlier...same view point. flic.kr/p/2o6Myyf
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] It was leaning the other way before!