What is recorded here
Prospect House in Knocklyon had its name sculpted on the gate posts, then the house itself was demolished. The introduction has outlived the guest by decades. Those gates are still saying, ‘He’s just coming, ’ with the confidence of a mother whose son hasn’t left the bed.
Remains of former Georgian estate, c.1795, comprising entrance gate with carved name plaques to gate posts, some walls and outbuildings. Outbuilding converted to private dwelling. Main house demolished, c.1987.
The house on this site was formerly home to the sculptor Oisin Kelly, whose hand is evident in the sculpted letters to the gate posts.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11215012
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