I'm quite into grand, old houses and we hadn't been getting many in our region of the UK, mainly because they tend to be inaccessible unless you have a car. With a car in Ireland, they were high on our list and we attempted two, one of which came out positive. Commonly it seems I'd like to give props to @AndyK and @SpiderMonkey for cracking this in the first place.
Cahercon House
Cahercon is a substantial mid 18th century Georgian house altered with wings in the mid 19th century. It faces across the Shannon estuary. It was formerly the seat of the Scott Family and later the Kelly and Vandeleur families. Latterly owned by Salesian Religious Order before sale to the Whelan Quarry Group. It has been vacant since acquisition by the Whelan Group. No development proposals have been put forward. The Whelan Group has since been put into liquidation/receivership. This building urgently requires new uses to be identified to prevent further deterioration of its character. The property was put on sale market in 2014.
We overestimated any protection that was on this place. For about 45 mins we pushed through thick undergrowth to take a 'lowkey' approach to the building, when in reality, we could've wandered round the front past the old CCTV cameras, as the property wasn't sealed at all, with even the front door being open.
Connecting to the main building is a Victorian conservatory made with iron.
Overgrown inside the conversatory.
Ballroom without lights on.
Ballroom with lights on.
Other lower floor Georgian architecture
Main staircase
I was particularly fond of this corridor.
Timberwork showing.
At the top of the staircase.
Here's the link to our documentary styled video filmed at this site. We cover the building's past, present and future through cinematics and narration:
Thanks for reading
Cahercon House
Cahercon is a substantial mid 18th century Georgian house altered with wings in the mid 19th century. It faces across the Shannon estuary. It was formerly the seat of the Scott Family and later the Kelly and Vandeleur families. Latterly owned by Salesian Religious Order before sale to the Whelan Quarry Group. It has been vacant since acquisition by the Whelan Group. No development proposals have been put forward. The Whelan Group has since been put into liquidation/receivership. This building urgently requires new uses to be identified to prevent further deterioration of its character. The property was put on sale market in 2014.
We overestimated any protection that was on this place. For about 45 mins we pushed through thick undergrowth to take a 'lowkey' approach to the building, when in reality, we could've wandered round the front past the old CCTV cameras, as the property wasn't sealed at all, with even the front door being open.
Connecting to the main building is a Victorian conservatory made with iron.
Overgrown inside the conversatory.
Ballroom without lights on.
Ballroom with lights on.
Other lower floor Georgian architecture
Main staircase
I was particularly fond of this corridor.
Timberwork showing.
At the top of the staircase.
Here's the link to our documentary styled video filmed at this site. We cover the building's past, present and future through cinematics and narration:
Thanks for reading
