The harmony between great Victorian revival castles and their surrounding ornamental grounds is rarely seen to such perfection as at Johnstown Castle. The mature woodlands and lakes of this demesne provide the perfect setting for this turreted, battlemented and machicolated castle of gleaming silver-grey ashlar, built for the Grogan-Morgan family between 1810 and 1855 and incorporating part of a more ancient castle. The property was presented as a gift to the Irish Nation in 1945 and was later occupied by the Department of Agriculture who established an agricultural institute here and undertook to maintain but not to alter the ornamental grounds. For more information here is a good link.
Thank you to everyone who welcomed me back from my second trip to Ireland. I can't get enough of this beautiful country.
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Shalimar_u 46 months ago | reply
Awesome composition!
Chris*Bolton 46 months ago | reply
Beautifully composed landscape, lovely work !!!
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tcpix 46 months ago | reply
What a beautiful castle! The setting is absolutely spectacular, and you've made a terrific capture of it.
[Christine] 46 months ago | reply
Beautiful! I love the mix of sun and clouds you captured here. The light is so nice on the castle.
Irishstones 46 months ago | reply
Gorgeous shot Debbie, another excellently composed image and you have captured the light on the castle superbly, nice mood too. Super !!!
leon_roland 46 months ago | reply
I love the picture Everything seems to fit together. The wall, the trees, the river, and the castle. Great shot
Monica de Moss photography 46 months ago | reply
Beautiful! Another place on the must see list.
Limbo Poet having a break for a while 46 months ago | reply
Beautiful image
travellingman2006 46 months ago | reply
Simply wonderful. I have to come back and visit all of your photo stream. Your pictures all look georgeous.
razik 46 months ago | reply
Magnificent shot my friend! well done!
vyufinder 46 months ago | reply
beautiful framing
nilslennart 46 months ago | reply
Such a castle !!! In a Dreamland.....:-) Excellent photo !!
ann j p 46 months ago | reply
Your photographs are fantastic! Great work!
Wilder PhotoArt 45 months ago | reply
Yup ! I could see me being a King and living here !
D o m i n i q u e K. 45 months ago | reply
oh boy, would i just love to visit this place, which you have photographed so beautifully, just love it!
Brave Lemming 45 months ago | reply
Very nice picture of the castle. Thank you for the informative text ;-)
C. Hartley Photos 45 months ago | reply
Fantastic picture!
An diabhal glas 45 months ago | reply
Excellent composition
DrgnMastr 45 months ago | reply
A truly beautiful scene, with wonderful colours, lines, and composition. Well seen and superbly taken.
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LeeWhitty 31 months ago | reply
brilliant capture