Ghosts of the Faithful Departed

I came across a book titled 'Ghosts of the Faithful Departed' in Waterstones recently and was really taken by the photographs it contained. The author, David Creedon has attempted to document the houses which were left abandoned when Irish men and women emigrated to places like the USA and Australia. There may be an element of staging in some of the images however they are a poignant reminder of old Ireland. From Child of Prague statues without their heads to old biscuit tins this serves as a reminder to many people living either here or abroad. The colour in some of the images is vibrant and its hard to believe that such houses, once the home and castle to many Irish families were left deserted and abandoned like this.