Built in 1981 by M C O'Sullivan & Associates to serve the growing college, the tower's capacity is 175000 gallons.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Kildalton College, Piltown, Kilkenny
Built in 1981 by M C O'Sullivan & Associates to serve the growing college, the tower's capacity is 175000 gallons.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Longbowe, Archersgrove, Kilkenny
The tower at Archersgrove House was built in 1906. Stones from the unfinished canal in Kilkenny were used in construction and it served the house and its surrounding lands. Currently it is in disuse apart from as a climbing wall, evidence of which can be seen in the photos above.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Piltown, Kilkenny
The Ponsonby Tower was built by Frederick Ponsonby, the Third Earl of Bessborough in memory of his son, Federick Cavendish Ponsonby, who was assumed lost during the Peninsular War (1808-1814). The tower was left unfinished however when he returned home in 1815.
In its second incarnation an upper level was added to house a tank for its use as a water tower.
The tower, now in disuse, stands as a roundabout at the edge of Piltown.
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