Heywood Gardens, County Laois, Ireland
Photographs by James Burke from these wonderful Irish gardens. The formal gardens were designed by Lutyens and the landscaping attributed to by Gertrude Jekyll. The gardens are located near Abbeyleix in County Laois and are free admission.
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Heywood Gardens, Co. Laois, Ireland
The eighteenth-century romantic landscape consists of gardens, lakes, woodland and architectural features. It was transferred to State ownership in November 1993 from the Salesian Fathers who had taken care of it since 1941. The formal Gardens form the centre-piece of the property and were designed by the famous architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) and probably landscaped by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932). It is one of four Gardens in this country designed by him, the others being in the War Memorial Park, Lambay Island and Howth Castle. The Gardens are composed of four elements linked by a terrace that ran along the front of the house which now no longer exists.
Heywood Gardens, Ballinakill, Co. Laois
Colonel William Hutchinson Poe commissioned the leading architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, to plan the gardens at Heywood. Known locally as 'The Italian Gardens,' they are the only example of Lutyens' work outside of Dublin. The gardens were completed in 1912 at a cost of £250,000. They consist of formal gardens, lakes, woodland and architectural features, such as gothic gates and artificial ruins, embellished with vandalised medieval pieces such as the window taken from Aghaboe Abbey.
A Beautiful serene place to lose yourself in...
Very quiet and away from tourists.
Heywood house gardens Sunday 14 th July 2013
A look a round the gardens at Heywood house Littledale road Caton near Lancaster
Abbeyleix - Irish Heritage Town
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Abbeyleix - Irish Heritage Town
Heywood
Lutyens Jekyll OPW
The Surnames, Clans and Castles of County Laois in Ireland
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Birdsong at Heywood, Ballinakill, Co. Laois Ireland
Sounds you will hear on a walkabout in Heywood
Bringing Don Bosco to my own home town
Br Padraig McDonald shares his experience of bringing Don Bosco to his own home town of Ballinakill, Co. Laois.
Abbeyleix Co Laois, Ireland
Drone view of a study site near Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, Ireland.
Old Hallow House, Shanahoe, Abbeyleix, Co.Laois
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final ballinakill short.mp4
A three part short film of my father's return to his village in Ireland summer 2005
Laois Hunt 26-12-2011
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the songs in this video! ! !
The clips used in this video were recorded by me. They were taken in the Abbeyleix area county Laois, Ireland on St.Steven's day 2011.
Ballinakill 1965
Michael and Annie Penston (nee Woolhead) visit the Farm at Ballinakill near Gorey, Co. Wexford, where his mother Julia (nee Cavanagh from Tara Hill) lived, then visit his brother Tom and his wife Kathleen (nee Atkinson) at Ardamine beach chalet near Courtown.
Film taken by Mike Penston in 1965 using a Kodak Brownie cine camera with ordinary 8mm Kodak colour film.
ballinakill with tom and patty
Our House: Arthur and Carol in Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
Taking on a derelict farm building in Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, Arthur and Carol have built a beautiful home.
Abbeyleix bog
Dr Fiona McGowan introduces a short video showing the wealth of biodiversity on Abbeyleix Bog, Abbeyleix Co. Laois
Clonaslee Video Tour - a project by Clonaslee Vocational School, Co. Laois
Filmed and compiled by the students on an iPod Touch