Tuesday, 08-April-2025


Did you know that “ornamental castles” were a thing?

Today I learned – They’re built by rich people to show off – purely aesthetic, and intended as a cool architectural novelty for the super-influential of the 19th century.

Andrea and I, on our drive back toward Dublin from Crotty’s Lake, stopped in to see one of these “follies”, as they’re called here. An ornamental castle entryway, meant to evoke the “good old days” of knights and lords.

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I’ll be honest? They did pretty well. If I could afford to have these as my entryway, I totally would. No doubt.

Check out more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballysaggartmore_Towers