Carden's Folly, Tipperary, Ireland #heritage #history #ireland

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Cardin's Folly is situated in the summit of the Devil's Bit Mountain in County Tipperary. The folly was constructed in 1860 by John Rider Cardin, a notably reprehensible character.

[00:00:09]Cardin's family came to Ireland in the 17th century and became the principal landlords in the area.

[00:00:13]Cardin was ruthless in the pursuit of evictions and expelled so many tenants he was described as the Tipperary exterminator.

[00:00:19]Locals also gave him the name Woodcock due to the many failed attempts to where to assassinate him.

[00:00:23]Cardin also had a violent infatuation with a woman named Eleanor Arbuthnot that caused him to be imprisoned twice due to kidnapping and stalking. He died at Barnane unmarried in 1866.