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For years I have been driving past this house in the townland pf Knockenaugh, near Barrow and Ardfert in North Kerry. Here is a picture of the house I got from Google Streetview to let you know what I'm talking about. Knockenaugh House.jpg
This appears to be an old photo, as the house is now currently unoccupied and covered in graffiti. Now it's the graffiti that interests me. If you were to see the house these days you'll see graffiti that goes along the lines of 'Ancestral Home of Daniel O'Connell' and 'This is a Carmelite House' (or something along those lines). These slogans are accompanied by graffiti of crosses. Unfortunately I don't have photos, but you can see it from the road no problem.
Now you could write it off as adolescent vandalism, but I have a hard time believing that they would spray something of that style and theme onto a derelict house - honestly when was the last time you have seen them spray-paint anything relating to local heritage or write something about the 'Carmelites'?
So I would to like to know would anyone in the Ardfert, Barrow or Churchill area know the story behind this house and the strange graffiti that cover it?
Here's a map of it's location, the house is where the red dot is. map.jpg
That's odd. I wonder the story behind it is though. Was there a land dispute or something? Or was the graffiti done by someone who wasn't right in the head? It is the sort of thing that niggles away at the back of your mind.
That's odd. I wonder the story behind it is though. Was there a land dispute or something? Or was the graffiti done by someone who wasn't right in the head? It is the sort of thing that niggles away at the back of your mind.
