{"product_id":"irish-follies-and-whimsical-architecture-9781788494335","title":"Irish Follies and Whimsical Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eJoin photographer George Munday on a tour around the eccentric, beautiful, bizarre and eye-catching follies that decorate our island. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIreland possesses a wealth of follies - picturesque buildings erected to commemorate loved ones, to enhance a view, to tell a tale from the past ... or simply on the whim of their wealthy owners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the Jealous Wall at Belvedere, County Westmeath, erected by Robert Rochfort to block his brother's house from view, and Conolly's Folly in Castletown, County Kildare, built to provide work during famine. Visit Ireland's only inland lighthouse, at Lough Corrib, the delightful Shell House at Ballymaloe, County Cork, and a former ice-cream parlour in Roscommon with harp-shaped windows, among many others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer George Munday's breathtaking images are accompanied by the intriguing stories behind the construction of these wonderful oddities that dot our landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Brien Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788494335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.50w x 0.90d","brand":"George Munday","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239247671477,"sku":"9781788494335","price":38.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b1a689dc-4060-40f4-bdb4-7d89d7692d1e.jpg?v=1770917421","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/irish-follies-and-whimsical-architecture-9781788494335","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}