The Tudor-Gothic gatehouse on the carriage drive to the planned mansion at Ballysaggartmore, Near Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
When Arthur Kiely returned to County Waterford from the Napoleonic Wars in 1808 following the death of his father, he found his older brother building a castle at Strancally on the Blackwater River. Arthur changed his name to Kiely-Ussher and began work on his inheritance at Ballysaggartmore, near Lismore, County Waterford with the construction of the Tudor-Gothic gatehouse and bridge on the carriage drive to the planned mansion. But the Great Famine intervened, tenants were unable to pay their rent, Kiely-Ussher's income fell, families were evicted and their homes demolished leaving them homeless. His cruel behaviour so inflamed opinion in the district that an attempt was made to shoot him as he entered the estate through the gates of his smart new lodge. His would-be assassin fled and a reward of £100 was offered; seven men were tried, found guilty and deported to Tasmania. The tyrant's fortunes never recovered, the house was sold in 1861, Kiely-Ussher died shortly afterwards, and the towers and Kiely-Ussher’s dreams were left to nature. T
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Location: Ballysaggartmore, Near Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
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