Beautifully illustrated with 180 photographs, readers are taken on an enthralling tour of the 'lesser-known corners' of the 'enchanting island' - where they'll see stranded shipwrecks, a magical stone supposed to give 'great eloquence', a ruined castle with a 'murder window', and more. Despite its present condition, however, Cairndhu is not actually lost to the world: the roof remains intact; and the house might yet be pressed again into action.

These institutions accepted the aged and infirm, orphans, foundlings and abandoned children, but were not good places to be, with cruelty and torture part of the daily routine. We would try and find haunted locations and sit up late at night and try and get any sort of evidence through audio or video. When I first laid eyes on it, I couldn't believe something like this lay abandoned in Northern Ireland: this Gothic looking mansion overlooking the sea was like a set out of an American Horror story with its peaked roofs, wrapped verandas and balconettes. Abandoned Ireland by Dominic Connolly, published by Amber Books , shows the extraordinary past of the small island country, exploring everywhere 'from the sparsely inhabited west coast to the urban buzz of Dublin and Belfast '.CENTRAL HIDE AND SKIN CO LTD, DUBLIN: Watling Street, which is where 'this business once thrived', says Connolly, 'was a centre for Dublin's leather and tanning industry'. There is nothing particularly special of the content- it exists everywhere and others have been photographing it for decades. These plans had been delayed and he was happy for us to carry out investigations and let us come and go as we pleased.

Initially a nice thing to look at but on any reasonable reflection its pretty clear its an 'easy' book. As I walk through the workhouse, I can see things that still remain: old worn-out shoes and a fireguard still in place in the children’s nursery. I couldn’t understand why the voice had an Ulster accent, but it turned out the priests from Belfast used to go down and train in that college. Abandoned Ireland begins its story at Cairndhu, a mansion on the dramatic Antrim coast road north of Larne.And more than anything, Brownlie’s tremendously evocative photographs tell and amplify such stories of materiality, and of buildings poised trembling between life and death. Today, remnants of the country's heritage can be found in every corner of this fascinating land, from the thinly inhabited west coast to the modern, populated areas of Leinster. He adds: 'It was designed by John Roberts, who was also the architect for Tyrone House in County Galway, as well as Waterford Cathedral.

I think it is important that we have a record of these time capsules to pass on for future generations. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). One of them described hearing snoring in the dark; he also said that when sitting on the bed it felt like snakes were moving under him and when a light was lit a human bulk was seen to collapse under the sheets, which then developed a new swelling and the snoring started afresh. There are thousands of ruined castles, abbeys, churches, ancient sites, houses and mills spread around the island of Ireland.

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