Tarquin blake biography examples

Dotted in fields the length and breadth of the country are the ruins of some of Ireland’s “big houses” - including several fine examples in this area.A collection of photographs and essays about these abandoned mansions has been put together by writer Tarquin Blake, and this month sees publication of his book, “Abandoned Mansions of Ireland”, a must for anyone with an interest in the story of Ireland.Mr.

Blake, a Cork-based architectural explorer, photographer and historian, explains that from the mid-eighteenth century Irish country houses flourished. Landowners generated easy income leasing land to tenants, and as their wealth increased, so did the size of their country mansions.However, factors such as the Great Famine, land reforms, the increasing expense of maintenance and the IRA targeting the houses during the War of Independence took their toll, and gradually, abandoned and forgotten,