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Built by Arthur Kiely-Ussher to Please his overdemanding Wife,,,,He is remembered in this area not for his Fanciful Building Designs,,but with the cruelty which he treated his Tenants during the Famine,,,Having built his fancy Gate Entrance,,,With Minature Gothic Castles each side at a cost of £2,000,,he now needed money to build his Mansion,,In the late 1840s the Potatoe Blight ,resulted in his Tenants being unable to pay their Rents,,,While other Landlords in this area,,including his brother John,,were keeping People Alive by Employing them and Reducing Rents,,Arthur Kiely-Ussher began by Evicting them and Knocking Down their Houses and Replaced People with cattle and sheep,,In vain hope that this would raise the required income,to Build the Mansion of his wife's Dreams,,In 1847 a Reporter from " The Cork Examiner " Newspaper,,Described the mass eviction on Kiely - Ussher's Estate at Ballysaggartmore and found 12 to 14 Houses Levelled to yhe ground,,Groups of Famished Women Crying,,Children still hovered round the place of their Birth,,,,In Desperation a group of Tenants plotted to Assasinate the Hated Landlord in 1847,,the plot Failed and Reward was offered for the capture of the Conspirators,,,They were captured,,Tried and found Guilty and were Transported to Van Dimien's Land [Tasmania] in October 1849,,,,to be continued with more photographs !!!!!!
Ballysaggartmore Towers Entrance Lodge,,Nr. Lismore,,County Waterford,#1
Comments
Re: Spell-checker?
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: Heather
Proper English spells it potatoe, it was changed in "American" English later. he spelling of potatoe, while not terribly common, existed for almost the entire 20th century. For example, the New York Times was still occasionally spelling potato with an –e in 1988. In fact, one can easily find spellings of potatoe all the way up to 15 June of 1992, at which point they suddenly drop off or become used in an ironic way, referencing this incident.
Re: Re: Spell-checker?
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: Heather
Sorry, I type to fast at times, *The. Also, the incident referenced is the Dan Quayle "misspelling" of potatoe.
Potatoe, Potato....
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: GS
I love it when people get so anal they focus on negative criticism rather than the article, which happens to be quite interesting. Proper English? Who speaks that anymore? No one seems to care how they act, dress or behave... so let's not act like stiff-assed Brits about spelling.
Re: Potatoe, Potato....
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: Kelly
Tell it! You who rip on another actually make the same mistake. Please. Consider the article, not spelling. That's just ignorance, and an attempt to make someone feel inferior. Shame on you! We all make mistakes, and spelling a word wrong, is something we've all done. Act like an adult.
Re: Re: Spell-checker?
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: Angie
Along with cheque ...( check) or colour ...(color) . Just as immigrants have changed the spelling of there names to "fit" into the western world ( United States)... Before u critique a spelling "error" plz know we all make mistakes and what may look like a misspelled word now may not have been then. Ty for using " proper" grammar
tiny castle
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: Katherine
I saw this on Facebook. A cute little castle but then I read it's history. It's not very old and has a horrible history. No wonder it's been abandoned by the locals. I'd throw thistle seed everywhere along with other vines with thorns. It's karma leaves it to rot. Imagine what happened to those he evicted. Make it a tour a history lesson for tourists like Hitler. Give the small fees to the local poor for food.
Ballysaggartmore Entrance Lodge
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: Marie
This is a tourist attraction,part of a scenic loop walk in Co. Waterford..it is not for sale or for restoration it is a protected structure and to be honest no one should touch it.
Restore
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: Shannon Lindsay
Would love to restore and turn into bed and breakfast. People love staying in places with history good or bad, but new memories would be wonderful!!
castle
Date: 15/07/2014 | By: J Bea Young
so, what we see is the elaborate gate and a larger castle was intended? What's-'is-name Lord Bullyblaggartmore couldn't afford it for his lady due to everyone starving? Yes, care home for the disabled and aging with rooms for visiting artists. ( I am an artist who wants to visit.) ;D