#Lissadell

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A Repetitive Story

Twenty years ago this week, the contents of Lissadell, County Sligo were offered for sale at auction. The importance of accumulated house contents is insufficiently appreciated in this country. Often spanning hundreds of years of occupation by the same family, they represent changes in taste, and in affluence, not just of a particular property’s owners, but of the entire country. They inform our…

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1927 – Death of Constance, Countess Markiewicz, politician, revolutionary nationalist and suffragette.

Born in London, her father was a philanthropist, Henry Gore-Booth. He was an Arctic explorer and a landlord in the west of Ireland, who was married to Georgina May Hill, of Tickhill Castle, York, England. Constance was educated at the family estate in Lissadell, Co Sligo. She was noted as a fine horsewoman who had an excellent shot. Inspired by William Butler Yeats, she became interested in Irish…

[poem-today]

A poem by Wendy Cope

Lissadell

Last year we went to Lissadell. The sun shone over Sligo Bay And life was good and all was well.

The bear, the books, the dinner bell, An air of dignified decay. Last year we went to Lissadell.

This year the owners had to sell— It calls to mind a Chekhov play. Once life was good and all was well.

The house is now an empty shell, The contents auctioned, shipped away. Last year we went to Lissadell

And found it magical. “We fell In love with it,” we sometimes say When life is good and all is well.

The light of evening. A gazelle. It seemed unchanged since Yeats’s day. Last year we went to Lissadell And life was good and all was well.

Wendy Cope

[mybeingthere]

Paddy Jaminji was born around 1912 and was a Kija speaker. He spent his youth living a traditional nomadic lifestyle and in his teens became a stockman. Paddy spent most of his life in and around his home country near Bedford Downs. He worked for many years at Lissadell station.

He was one of the first people to resettle at Turkey Creek when patrol jobs ended in the mid-1970s. In Turkey Creek, he was the old man of the settlement and a respected elder. He carved owls and painted boomerangs for sale.Read further 

https://www.aboriginal-bark-paintings.com/paddy-jaminji-2/

[silvernwillow]

"Annie Hall te Lissadell, Surrey" (1885) Jan Toorop (Dutch, 1858-1928)

[la-sim-epoque]

A Beginning | September, 1890

The turn of the week brings excitement in the marriage lists. From sunrise to sunset, all Britechester has been ablaze with news of the incoming nuptials of Lady Matilda Montmorency to a young Irishman by the name of Mr. John Patrick Stoney. The happy pair met while the Lady was holidaying in the fair emerald isle this past summer and were united on Saturday evening, September 13, in a beautiful ceremony performed at St. James Priory. The couple is to reside in Lissadell house, the townhouse that belonged to the Lady’s late husband, along with the sister of the Lady's new husband, Miss Stoney.

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Rating: T+ While nothing very explicit will ever be depicted, there will be serious themes.

Thematic Inspirations for the 1890s: Crimson Peak, Dracula

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Ballygilgan, Lissadell, County Sligo

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Lissadell Ireland terry bathrobe hotel resort style Unisex Size L White 100% cot.

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Rover Thomas, Bugaltij - Lissadell Country, 1986

[theirishaesthete]

Worth Emulating

Eighteen years ago this week, the contents of Lissadell, County Sligo were sold at auction by Christie’s. The house was once family home to Constance Gore-Booth (otherwise known as Countess Markievicz), a key participants in the Easter Rising, the first woman to be elected to the Westminster Parliament (although she declined to take her seat there), and subsequently the first woman in the world…

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1927 – Death of Constance, Countess Markiewicz, politician, revolutionary nationalist and suffragette.

#OTD in 1927 – Death of Constance, Countess Markiewicz, politician, revolutionary nationalist and suffragette.

Born in London, her father was a philanthropist, Henry Gore-Booth. He was an Arctic explorer and a landlord in the west of Ireland, who was married to Georgina May Hill, of Tickhill Castle, York, England. Constance was educated at the family estate in Lissadell, Co Sligo. She was noted as a fine horsewoman who had an excellent shot. Inspired by William Butler Yeats, she became interested in Irish…

[margarithes]

Lissadell House

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Posted @withregram • @bookaneer808 #DropEverythingAndRead this lunchtime! I'm reading Lily at Lissadell by @judi_curtin_...

[gardenerian]

Came across a top 10 list of things to do in Ireland and immediately came here. Do you agree with this list? If not, what are your top 10? 1) Guinness Storehouse, 2) Titanic Belfast, 3) Cliffs of Moher, 4) Blarney Castle & Gardens 5) Temple Bar, 6) Peace Wall & Street Art, 7) Ring of Kerry, 8) Killarney National Park, 9) Dublin Castle, 10) St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Your expert opinion?

you... you had to know i was gonna go overboard with this. you had to know i was gonna take this too far. this here? this here, that happened under that there cut? it's not my fault.

first things first: thoughts on this list and the similar things that i would do instead.

1. guinness storehouse - the top thing on the island of ireland?? did guinness pay for this list? i mean, if you're a super fan, go for it. get your pint of the black stuff, check out the view from the bar. it's neat enough, whatever. i don't even like guinness (whoops).

what would i do instead? go to an actual pub in dublin! get a (much cheaper) pint, listen to some music! or, if you wanna see some action, check out the dingle distillery and take a tour there. get you a whiskey or gin (my fave gin, actually!). dingle distillery is out west in the gaeltacht - an irish speaking area. and it's absolutely beautiful out there.

2. titanic belfast - it's cool enough. i would do this one before doing the guinness tour again. the building is lovely, and the museum is pretty interactive. titanic quarter as an area is pretty neat, a nice place to walk by the water.

what would i do instead? you could definitely do this. but... i would do the ulster museum instead. there's way more to see. there's so much on partition, the troubles - and so much more, like art and archaeology. or city hall. OR the folk park!! which is actually in omagh, so... not close.

3. cliffs of moher - look, yes. it's fucking astounding. if you can get on a boat and see them from the bottom, it's goddamn insane. however. there will be one million other people trying to look at the same view you are, and you will literally never see past them. you will lose your goddamn mind in panic when these people bend over the edge with their selfie sticks. i've been here twice and i'm good to never go again.

what would i do instead? the good thing about ireland is that it's an island. there are cliffs fucking everywhere. check out: kilkee cliff walk, sliabh liag in donegal, loop head in county clare, or mizen head in cork. or like 3945738407 other options!

4. blarney castle - jesus christ. with your limited time on this island, please do not stand in line to kiss this germ infested rock. don't do it. this is the one place on this list i haven't seen and i will not go there. that's all i have to say about that.

what would i do instead? like cliffs, there are a billion fucking castles and big houses. you need to see a holdover from colonialism? sure. i get ya. as for castles: malahide outside of dublin, barryscourt in cork, kilkenny castle, dunluce in antrim. need a big house? LISSADELL HOUSE. one of my favorite tours - the guy ragged on yeats and i wanted to marry him. home of the gore booth sisters with gorgeous grounds and views of the sligo countryside. powerscourt will have a billion people, but the grounds really are beautiful and their cafe had the best chocolate cake i've ever had.

also - see some fucking ancient sites, please. for the love of god. wander around clonmacnoise, glendalough, or newgrange. the hill of tara is older than both stonehenge and the pyramids.

5. temple bar - see blarney castle. don't... don't go here. you wanna get pickpocketed? give it a go. if you're on your way to somewhere else, and you pass by.... sure. take a photo by the red pub and the molly malone statue. then cross the ha'penny bridge and go away. this is like going to nyc and spending the entire time in times sqaure. don't do this to yourself.

what would i do instead? well, if you're looking for things to do at night in dublin.... hmm. see a show at the abbey, walk around college green and check out trinity's campus, then find a couple of pubs AWAY from temple bar for dinner and drinks. or any of the other amazing restaurants in the city. or! omg! go to howth by train. walk by the water!! i had one of the best meals of my life there.

6. peace walls and street art - not sure if this is talking about belfast or derry but. yes. if you're in belfast, see them and then go to derry and see those. and vice versa. absolutely powerful. do this. we took an incredible walking tour in belfast and i was so moved. DO THIS. also see the derry city walls and walk the peace bridge. DERRY! YEAH!

7. ring of kerry - okay... absolutely. ring of kerry is fucking huge though, we spent eight days doing it and it was NOT ENOUGH.

here's what i would prioritize though: if you're there in the summer, the gap of dunloe will have a million people, but it's such a great walk. gorgeous views. go kayaking on kenmare bay! kerry cliffs! killorglin, one of my favorite little towns with the coolest goat story. my selfie with the goat statue is a prized item. but really, just drive around. you'll stumble on amazing coastal views, hikes, towns, and villages. beautiful place.

8. killarney national park - this is in the ring of kerry, so if you're already there, give it a go. it's expansive and has beautiful lakes. torc mountain walk is lovely. the waterfall walk is pretty neat, but always packed. muckross house is fine, but the gardens are really great. don't bother with killarney town, it's a bit too kitschy in my opinion. but there are some nice enough places for meals if ya want.

9. dublin castle - yeah, do it. the OG dubh linn! the museum was BORING to me, but that's just because i already knew what it was about 🥲 but it's a hugely important place in irish history, and it's quite pretty. lots of public art in the gardens.

what would i do instead? if you have to choose a single historical place in dublin... you have to do kilmainham gaol. it's one of the most powerful places i have ever been in my life. my own academic research intersects here, so maybe i'm biased but. the tour was absolutely phenomenal. this is where the prisoners of the 1916 rising were held and where the leaders where executed. their graffiti and art are still on the walls. you go in the yard where they were shot. it's astounding. i cry just thinking about that place. ireland is very concerned with its own history and memory, and kilmainham is a real testament to that. i could talk about it forever.

10. saint patrick's cathedral - sure, like dublin castle. check it out. walk around, see the graves, hear the bells. check out the beautiful interior and stained glass. listen to the choir if you have time! land of saints and scholars - there are tons of lovely churches to see.

what would i do instead? if churches are your thing, go for it. they are worth seeing. but.... i prefer the NATIONAL MUSEUMS BABYYYYY. they! are! free! YEAH. art galleries!!!! natural history!!! archaeology!!! check out them bog bodies!!!!!!!!! or - richmond barracks for some history ORRRRRR the national library, where i spent many, many hours. the reading room is gorgeous. you'll feel very scholarly 😌

so...... you'd have a great time doing all of this. BUT. if i were to plan a trip tomorrow, and could only choose ten places..... here:

1. inishbofin island - yo. do not sleep on this place. bogs! ruins! beaches! music! indian food in a bus! cliffs! sunsets! it might be the perfect place. i left my entire heart here.

2. diamond hill - hill, my absolute ass. i was CLINGING to the side of this fucking mountain. but it was the most beautiful experience. i wept with both fear and joy. cool views of kylemore abbey from the top!

3. dingle peninsula - like the ring of kerry, massive. but worth the beautiful winding drives. ramble up dunmore head, peep some famine houses, venture out to the skelligs (yeah yeah the star wars island), have a pint in my favorite pub in dingle town. i love this place. thought i was gonna die driving connor pass in the rain, but worth the fear.

4. burren national park - THIS PLACE IS A GEOLOGICAL FREAK SHOW AND IT IS AMAZING! holy fuck. it's this absolutely insane ancient limestone landscape with an astounding array of plants. the biodiversity of this place is bonkers. also, fossils! ruins! very cool trails.

5. the aran islands - these are three islands off the galway coast. they that are just. so irish. when you think stereotypical ireland, you are thinking of the aran islands. most people do inis mór, the biggest one, to see dún aonghasa. which, you should. but my favorite is the smallest one, inir oírr. you can bike all over, take a nap on the beach, and see the cliffs of moher looking tiny.

6. limerick city - limerick is a little rougher than other irish cities, less polished and not as commercialized. but that's why i like it! walk around by the river shannon, king john's castle, the hunt museum. and please go out to the university, the grounds are unreal.

7. croagh patrick - the reek! the holy mountain! do you a pilgrimage! so so so steeped in myth and history. then have a beautiful lunch or dinner in westport.

8. kilmainham gaol - you already saw 😭 you have to go 😭

9. sligo - i'll save my yeats rant for another day but even though this place is yEaTs CoUnTrY, i still recommend it. beautiful countryside, rich history. lissadell house!!! benbulbin babyyyy! sheepdogs!!!!!

10. wicklow mountains - mid/southeast of ireland gets forgotten easily but! wicklow is so lush and beautiful. the hikes around lough tay are unbelievable. it's just a really romantic place. i stood right here and felt so powerful.

i left like. all of dublin out of this bc i lived there, and i wouldn't prioritize it now. i could do another billion words on dublin or the other cities like cork/galway/belfast. there is so much there. for me, at least lately, visiting ireland is all about being outside and rambling around in it. the cities/towns/villages are great and the people are even greater, but this is where i would go right away! i would literally parachute into kilmainham and then get airlifted out.

anyways....... oh god. tá brón orm as seo...... 😭

[mybeingthere]

Lena NYABDI was born around 1936 near near Warnmarnjulugun lagoon, Western Australia. Her father and mother died when she was young, so she was raised by her older sister, Goody Barrett, on Lissadell Station. Nyadbi was as an indentured labourer on cattle stations in the region and learned how to milk cows, muster cattle and to ride unbroken horses. 

In 1968 the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission ruled that indigenous cattle station workers would be paid the same as their non-indigenous counterparts, Nyadbi along with many Gija people were forced to relocate to the Warmun Community. In the 1970s the Warmun Art Movement was formed, and it during this time that Nyadbi lived amongst artists such as Hector Jandany, Queenie McKenzie,Rover Thomas.

​In 1998, the same year the Warmun Art Centre opened its doors, Nyadbi began painting full-time. Nyadbi had spent many years watching and learning from the other artists in Warmun, and her mentor, Paddy Jaminji, taught her the time-honoured techniques of grinding ochre and charcoal, and using her hands to place the charcoal onto a canvas.

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Annie Hall te Lissadell, Surrey, 19??, Museum of the Netherlands

Portret van Annie Hall te Lissadell, Surrey. Zittende handwerkende vrouw in een kamer bij een ronde tafel.

http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.358061