Phillipine House 5th April 2017 pre-demolition
Original marble fireplace still in situ
Interior showing hallway & staircase
Interior shot of front door and ceiling light fittings
Upstairs shot of bedroom
Upstairs shot of second bedroom
Upstairs shot of third bedroom
Kathleen O'Keeffe on landing inside Phillipine House
Rear outside view of Phillipine House April 2017
The entire original layout of the grounds has now been cleared ( including lamplight stands , stone walled ponds and seating areas ) along with the front wall of the Orchard/Playground , which in times past was used by the Between Organisation to cater for children from N.Ireland as a respite holiday camp during the Troubles in the 1970s.
Photo showing front wall of original Orchard
removed and ground being excavated
Finbarr Cassidy of Fellowship House
showing plans to Kathleen O'Keeffe
Alternate shot showing excavation works on site
Photo showing grounds of Phillipine House
being cleared and leveled
Digger at work on grounds of old Orchard
It has now been officially confirmed that the old Phillipine House ( sadly dilapidated and riddled with dampness ) , the former seat of the Sarsfield Family which was erected in 1639, will be demolished shortly. The Togher Historical Assoc. has been granted access on the day of the demolition to video ( primarily by Finbarr Cassidy ) and photograph for posterity the whole affair. It is also hoped that the Marble fireplace can be salvaged before demolition works commence on Phillipine House and negotiations between the Fellowship House and Togher Historical Assoc. are ongoing with the hope that the Community Assoc. may store it for possible display in the museum at some future point.
Finbarr Cassidy and Kathleen O'Keeffe
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