I'm so grateful to be able to share the history of these time capsules and talk about the lives that were once such a big part of them. I get messages from followers telling me of places they own and sometimes they invite me to document their ancestral homes, which is a great privilege.

Bawnboy Workhouse was completed in 1851-2 and was designed by the George Wilkinson, who was the Poor Law Commissioners’ architect. In the seemingly ruined and mundane she finds diamonds in the rough; her images of the ordinary ephemera of past lives – dusty love letters, rusting spectacles, photographs yellowed and curled with age – paint the pictures of real people and full lives. 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. In later years the buildings were used for several other purposes, one of those being a vocational school and it has been used as a set for some local films. Holding this quality physical book, smelling the pages, feeling the texture of the paper, adds to the experience.There was no one else in the corridor or building but us, and I get to the end door, open it and we both heard a voice that sounds like it’s beside us. In the background of that picture of the staircase, it’s clear the curtain has moved on the canteen window, and the ghostly silhouette of a woman’s profile can be seen in through the glass. Locals say that James was conjuring demons, which attracted a poltergeist to the house, causing the family’s nightmare. Bursting with engaging and often surprising details, each haunting photograph is an invitation to immerse yourself in history, and an Ireland long gone. Bursting with engaging and often surprising details, each haunting photograph is an invitation to immerse yourself in history, and an Ireland long gone.

An ancient island with a romantic history and lush green landscape, Ireland’s culture stretches back to the time of St Patrick and the first Christian monks and includes the Norman invasion, clan wars, mass emigration and partition in the early. 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. She has documented rich archive imagery through her photography book, through how emotionally the photographs feel, the editing, and the sequencing. Her passion for abandoned buildings and love of photography have led her to appear on several local television shows featuring some of Ireland’s lost buildings. Years later, they gifted the house to the Hospital Trust, and it was then used a convalescence hospital.

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 '. These properties make it easier to piece together the lives that were lived there, through the lens.