[thor17]

February 26, 2015 at 7:08 pm

Hi Martin.
Nice photography. Kenure house and its grounds were amazing years ago with cattle sheds and a meat house and beautiful trees and gardens. The house was no more rotten than any other house in the area, Newbridge and Ardgillan are not a patch on Kenure house. It did have dry rot but the worries about claims were probably the reason why it was demolished and no farsightedness in the 70’s. The film ten little Indians has amazing shots from inside the house as most of the film was filmed in Kenure house in 1965. Local people did object and chained themselves to the portico to save it. But only a small amount of people. Although not the worst landlord in the world lots of people probably had no attachment to the house. This is the reason the portico still remains. As a youngster I was inside the house when it was abandoned and the plaster ceilings were amazing. Lots of the floors and fireplaces and banisters were stolen from the house adding to its dilapidated appearance. Thankfully I do not think this would happen again. But it was to late for this fine house. A cabinet made by Chippendale called the kenure cabinet which was sold in the first auction for thought to be 125 pounds was sold in Christie’s for 4 million expected in 2008.