B8606 : Ice house, Doochary

taken 13 years ago, near to Doocharry, Co Donegal, Ireland

Ice house, Doochary
Ice house, Doochary
The Ice House is a unique two-room stone house Victorian structure built from locally quarried red granite and set into the side of a hill

The ice house was commissioned, literally to store ice, by the Marquis of Conyngham in about 1850. Conyngham owned huge tracts of the county up until the beginning of the 20th century and built a hunting lodge nearby.

The structure was used to store salmon caught in the abundant waters of the Gweebarra River, to which the marquis owned exclusive rights

In a properly constructed house, the ice could last for up to three years.

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B8606, 18 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Monday, 11 October, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 12 October, 2010
Category
Ice house   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! B 866 066 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:54.4236N 8:12.5232W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! B 867 065
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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