The House That Vanished

Re:The House That Vanished by jonathanhd on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @04:38AM (#27981588)

For those looking for closure, this case was litigated to the Supreme Court https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/supreme...

To my reading the house was destroyed in “mysterious” fire, and then demolished for use as a car park by the adjacent hotel. The court ruled that the hotel owner must pay replacement cost for the house.

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Re:The House That Vanished by illwrks on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @07:11AM (#27982472)

I was wondering... why does a hotel, on an island, need a carpark?

I checked it on Google and it looks like the house was near the pier so it makes sense that residents might park their cars there to head to the mainland.

Google Earth link: https://earth.google.com/web/search/Tory+Island,+County+Done...

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Re:The House That Vanished by rsynnott on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @07:47AM (#27982708)

I doubt there are many/any cars. The island’s less than 4kmsq, and the ferry is passenger only.

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Re:The House That Vanished by jonathanhd on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @08:08AM (#27982839)

In this article from 2017 an islander claims that there are 60-70 mostly broken down old cars on Tory island https://donegalnews.com/2017/05/tory-islands-car-graveyard-c...

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