A Vanishing World

The Irish Country House Photographs of Father Browne

Robert O'Byrne

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Messenger Publications
20 December 2024

History of Art & Design Styles; Individual photographers; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; History of architecture; Interior design, decor & style guides

Fr Francis Browne, known for his Titanic photographs, also documented Irish country houses from 1946 onwards. Despite their private status, Browne gained rare access, photographing interiors filled with generations-old treasures. His collection, exceeding 50 houses, now serves as a poignant record of a vanishing era. Selected by Robert O’Byrne, this book showcases 20 houses, revealing their historical significance—from Shelton Abbey, now a prison, to Dunsany Castle, still held by the Plunkett family since the 15th century. Browne’s skillful compositions offer a profound glimpse into a world on the brink of change, preserving a valuable chapter of Irish architectural history.

By: Robert O'Byrne
Imprint: Messenger Publications
Country of Publication: Ireland
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 305mm,
ISBN: 9781788127073
ISBN 10: 1788127072
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 20 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert O’Byrne is a writer and lecturer specialising in the fine and decorative arts in Ireland, and the author of more than a dozen books. A former Vice-President of the Irish Georgian Society, he is currently a trustee of the Apollo Foundation and the Artists Collecting Society. He writes a monthly column for Apollo magazine, and is also a contributor to The Burlington Magazine and the Irish Arts Review. Since 2012 he has written an award-winning blog, www.theirishaesthete.com.

Reviews for A Vanishing World: The Irish Country House Photographs of Father Browne

‘This is the latest album of images to be culled from the astonishing Fr Francis Browne Collections .The images are crisp and clear, and also perfectly reproduced...the excellence of the images had been joined with an informative and well researched text by cultural historian Robert O’Byrne.’ * The Irish Catholic *