Shared Photo: Formal dining room at Avondale with CSP portrait

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My brother and I took a trip to Ireland 8 years ago, partly because his daughter was going to college there, but also to explore our family roots and possibly find a connection to this famous Parnell.  We toured the estate, which is a museum now, and found a few clues, but I'm still looking for that elusive link.

So, I wanted to share one of my photos from our trip to Avondale, home of Charles Parnell , that is his portrait hanging on the wall.  There are a few more photos on his profile page also. Location: Wicklow, Ireland. Date: 2010.
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WikiTree profile: Charles Parnell
in Photos by Cliff Parnell G2G3 (3.4k points)

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Absolutely beautiful! Especially the colors and detail.
by Charlotte Shockey G2G6 Pilot (983k points)
Thanks Charlotte
+6 votes
What a beautiful room wow love the color
by Susan Laursen G2G Astronaut (3.1m points)
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Magnificent History ! .. Wedgwood artistry elements abounds .. Like the mixed panel sizes, contrasting solid wood door with it's bold, deeply router-ed, centered cross .. Like the dark wood-pool, glass-reflecting, luster table and matching couch deep leather, lumbar curved, bold middle earth, gravity comfort back chairs .. The subtle Grecian, Oriental and Italian aestectics blend intellectually well with the organic indigenous hard woods, understating pastel strengths and stately governing white molded lines. The enlarged wood-dense hard-body serving side table surprises a new element tabled together with the magically centering, recessed half dome of splendid natural heaven's appeal. Together they create a beautiful, creative and inspiring format and a perfect focal place for his portrait. The softening simple and lighter wood floor adds a down to earth conservative solid value contrast while complimenting the philosophical liberal architecture in the room's exquisite, enlightened, intercontinental, nourishing ideals, tasteful atmosphere . (I think)

Great share Cliff ..

C'est Bon Magnifique !
by Stanley Baraboo G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)
edited by Stanley Baraboo
Jerry, That's exactly what I was thinking, you took the words right out of my mouth.

I've got others of this historic estate, and it covers several generations of this family, I was actually thinking of setting up a "thing" profile, if it doesn't have one already.

Cliff

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