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98B Brittas Castle, Thurles, ruin from hall door, 15 Feb 1919.jpg

Brittas Castle, Thurles. Ruin from hall door. 15 Feb 1919

Title

Brittas Castle, Thurles. Ruin from hall door. 15 Feb 1919

Subject

View of Brittas Castle, Thurles from the hall door of the associated house.

Description

Black and white image of Brittas Castle ruin near Thurles from the hall door of the associated house. The castle was built around 1830 by Major Henry Langley but remained unfinished when Langley was killed by falling masonry on site in 1834. It was intended to be archaeologically correct and included a dungeon and a working moat.(information from www.buildingsofireland.ie). 15 February 1919

Creator

Edmond Murphy

Source

Murphy collection of numbered and dated negative images

Publisher

Digitised by Tipperary Studies

Date

15/02/1919

Rights

© Tipperary Studies

Format

Jpeg image

Language

English

Type

Black and white Jpeg images

Identifier

98B

Coverage

Brittas Castle, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Files

98B Brittas Castle, Thurles, ruin from hall door, 15 Feb 1919.jpg

Citation

Edmond Murphy, “Brittas Castle, Thurles. Ruin from hall door. 15 Feb 1919,” Tipperary Archive, accessed November 22, 2024, https://tippstudiesdigital.ie/items/show/6193.