The left eye photographer
renville gate lodge
The gate lodge is the entrance to Renville Demnise home of the Athy family. In the 1850's Griffith's valuation put a value of £48 on the estate. All that remains today is the lodge and the ivy covered ruins of the house. The house only consists of a shell but has a very fine stone portico. its a pity that the people responsible for the park land have plaque of any information on the 18th century house for shame!. What is it with us Irish we seem to have no interest on our built heritage that has no connection with celts, medieval castles (by the way most are not castles but fortified tower houses) churches and dare i say lepracauns shamrocks and other hackneyed symbols of Ireland. RANT OVER.... O ya i gave the pic a 19th century look in keeping with the theme of the building
renville gate lodge
The gate lodge is the entrance to Renville Demnise home of the Athy family. In the 1850's Griffith's valuation put a value of £48 on the estate. All that remains today is the lodge and the ivy covered ruins of the house. The house only consists of a shell but has a very fine stone portico. its a pity that the people responsible for the park land have plaque of any information on the 18th century house for shame!. What is it with us Irish we seem to have no interest on our built heritage that has no connection with celts, medieval castles (by the way most are not castles but fortified tower houses) churches and dare i say lepracauns shamrocks and other hackneyed symbols of Ireland. RANT OVER.... O ya i gave the pic a 19th century look in keeping with the theme of the building