Odd & Unique Structures

Here are some of the oddest and most interesting buildings around the country.

Conolly’s Folly, Celbridge, County Kildare 1742 

2023-05-09T08:23:03+00:00

One of Ireland's most striking memorials This strange-looking structure was built in 1742 and is known as 'Conolly's Folly' or ‘Conolly’s Obelisk’. It stands 140 feet high and is composed of several arches [...]

Conolly’s Folly, Celbridge, County Kildare 1742 2023-05-09T08:23:03+00:00

The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip. County Kildare 1742

2023-04-26T20:49:08+00:00

Ireland’s oddest building This odd-looking structure is The Wonderful Barn. It was commissioned as a famine relief project by Katherine Conolly in the years immediately after the much-forgotten famine’ of 1740-41. The Irish [...]

The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip. County Kildare 17422023-04-26T20:49:08+00:00
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