Why are there so many abandoned buildings in Ireland?
Why are there so many abandoned buildings in Ireland? A massive surplus of housing, combined with the late-2000s recession, resulted in a large number of estates being abandoned, unoccupied or uncompleted.
Why are there so many abandoned churches in Ireland?
Irish Catholics had their churches destroyed by English power, from 1601 of the beginning from the mid seventeenth century, and riotously in the the mid-seventeenth century by Oliver Cromwell's army.
Why does Ireland have so many ruins?
There are lots of reasons for the ruins in Ireland. Many times the stones of an abandoned structure were reused for other buildings. Some buildings (particularly cottages) were abandoned during the famine, or abandoned because no one else wanted them. Rock of Cashel is a good example.