Abbeyleix - Then & Now

Abbeyleix, an official Heritage Town of Ireland, was founded in the 18th century by Viscount de Vesci and is situated near a 12th century Cistercian monastery beside the River Nore. Today, there is a large range of historical structures still standing in and around the small village - ancient ring forts, burial grounds, early monastic buildings, Norman and mediaeval castles, churches and colonial estate houses. The town once had a famous carpet factory - notably producing some of the carpets used on the RMS Titanic. There is a heritage house located in the old Patrician monastery schoolhouse which provides information on the town''s history. Tom Cox, manager of the Heritage House is a contributor to this unique book.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Abbeyleix Community Group, Abbeyleix Heritage Group, Abbeyleix Heritage Group
• Editore: Pitkin Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.2012
• EAN: 9781845887513
• ISBN: 978-1-84588-751-3
• Serie: Then & Now (History Press); Then & Now (History Press)
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia