tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29259285480086964212024-02-20T18:30:24.821-08:00LoughglynnSheilanagighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535514034740406104noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925928548008696421.post-27623704593636425672011-05-26T06:58:00.000-07:002012-08-31T09:21:41.650-07:00Falling in love with Loughgylnn ConventI sit on the top step, breathing in the panorama of the lake; the daffodils which insist on blooming despite their neglect; the ornamental trees and bushes all exploding in a tenacious passion for spring. I can only imagine the hustle which must have permeated every corner of this abandoned convent in the early springs of yore; the care takers and sisters all gone now. <br />
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The work of generations were arbitrarily ended by the real estate boom in Ireland: the Convent sold off by the Catholic Church for a pittance of it’s value to Gerry Gannon, who intended to turn it into a hotel. It is a ghost estate now; the vestiges of the disciplined dedication to this breath taking estate only apparent to those who seek such forlorn places with cameras and dogs.<br />
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The Convent is now in ruins. This blog documents what little I can contribute to it's memory with the pictures I have taken of it from it's pristine condition in 2011, to it's horrible destruction in 2012. <br />
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