tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21302140.post387472004435561157..comments2022-06-01T05:20:58.499+01:00Comments on Turnip House Blog: A Little Gem near the Long StoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21302140.post-62166984335479228362013-05-19T11:13:22.063+01:002013-05-19T11:13:22.063+01:00What great atmospheric pictures, but yes, so sad t...What great atmospheric pictures, but yes, so sad to see places like that fall into disrepair - as you say, it looks like he just popped out for a minute...Carolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21302140.post-29297979954589096352013-05-19T01:28:47.421+01:002013-05-19T01:28:47.421+01:00Hi Mairéad.
It struck me as soon as I saw it! Don... Hi Mairéad. <br />It struck me as soon as I saw it! Don't know if he was aware or inspired by Gaudi, but he definitely gets my vote for our own master of Mourne Modernism!<br />Clonachullionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700730549486286413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21302140.post-2603876220235963192013-05-19T01:19:56.175+01:002013-05-19T01:19:56.175+01:00Hi susanjeanne,
It's sad to see such places, ...Hi susanjeanne,<br /><br />It's sad to see such places, I agree. I don't know what happened here, but hopefully with contacts from people who did know the guy, at least the story might be told.<br /><br />It's still the ongoing tragedy here that,like your own folk's place, people move on (or pass on) and they're just left.<br /><br />The housed we're lucky enough to have now (not yet fit to say we 'live' in it!) was vacated in 1977 - food in the cupboards, clothes in the wardrobes, beds made, ready for the next night. Amazing! And a treasure we aim to preserver as best we can.Clonachullionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700730549486286413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21302140.post-18099050184222729502013-05-18T22:55:20.553+01:002013-05-18T22:55:20.553+01:00Thanks for sharing- definitely reminds me of Gaudi...Thanks for sharing- definitely reminds me of GaudiMairéadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102610500647326693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21302140.post-2044354709937026052013-05-18T21:56:47.726+01:002013-05-18T21:56:47.726+01:00Hi John - Why did the house fall into disrepair, w...Hi John - Why did the house fall into disrepair, were there no offspring to carry the mantle?<br /><br />Sadly our ancestral home on the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal has become a pile of rocks, whereas a cottage just a mile down the road is beautifully preserved...it's a sadness when buildings are allowed to rot because there is no one left... ...surely someone would have found that quirky abode to their liking...susanjeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569262006541233551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21302140.post-72255046576015628342013-05-18T21:53:57.653+01:002013-05-18T21:53:57.653+01:00Hi John - Why did the house fall into disrepair? ...Hi John - Why did the house fall into disrepair? Were there no offspring to carry the mantle?<br /><br />Sadly our ancestral home on the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal has become a pile of rocks, whereas a cottage just a mile down the road is beautifully preserved...it's a sadness when buildings are allowed to rot...surely someone would have found that quirky abode to their liking...susanjeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569262006541233551noreply@blogger.com