Grand Historical Houses - CURIOUS IRELAND

Here is a selection of some of the finest historical houses built between 1680 to 1850. These fabulous houses are a highly important and valuable cultural resource to Ireland and their great estates, gardens, demesnes, and parks still occupy a central position in the economic and social life of the communities in which they were built.

Bantry House, Bantry. County Cork 1710

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A stunning location for a stately home Bantry House is owned and lived in by the direct descendants of the 1st Earl of Bantry - Richard White. White was given this title after [...]

Bantry House, Bantry. County Cork 1710emmet2023-06-24T14:21:16+00:00

Clonyn Castle, Delvin. County Westmeath 1876

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One of the last of the 'Great Houses' to be built in Ireland Sir Gilbert de Nugent, who was originally from the Nogent-le-Rotrou area in France, came to Ireland as part of the Norman [...]

Clonyn Castle, Delvin. County Westmeath 1876emmet2023-05-05T23:10:44+00:00

Beaulieu House, Drogheda. County Louth 1680

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One of the few 17th-century mansions to survive in Ireland The beautiful Beaulieu House is located 3 miles from the town of Drogheda on the north side of the River Boyne. This is [...]

Beaulieu House, Drogheda. County Louth 1680 emmet2023-10-05T23:12:19+00:00

Florence Court House, Florence Court Estate. County Fermanagh 1755

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One of Ireland's finest historical houses Florence Court was the former home of 'The Earls of Enniskillene' and is regarded as one of the great houses of Ireland. It was built in 1755 [...]

Florence Court House, Florence Court Estate. County Fermanagh 1755emmet2023-05-05T05:40:16+00:00

Prehen House, Prehen, Derry City 1740

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Derry's most historic & haunted house Prehen House is a beautiful building with palatial proportions and is classified as a Grade A example of an early Georgian manor house. It overlooks the River [...]

Prehen House, Prehen, Derry City 1740emmet2024-03-10T17:24:52+00:00

Westport House, Westport. County Mayo 1730

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One of Ireland's most great historic houses Westport House was designed by Richard Cassels and James Wyatt, 2 of the greatest architects to have worked in 18th-century Ireland. The house sits in a [...]

Westport House, Westport. County Mayo 1730 emmet2023-05-09T05:46:44+00:00

Russborough House, Blessington. County Wicklow 1755

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The longest, most beautiful & most robbed historic house in Ireland Russborough House was designed by Richard Cassel, one of the greatest architects to have worked in Ireland. It was built in 1755 [...]

Russborough House, Blessington. County Wicklow 1755 emmet2023-06-24T11:48:10+00:00

Carton House, Maynooth. County Kildare 1739

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Once home to the most powerful family in Ireland Carton House was built in 1739 for the powerful Fitzgerald family who became the Lords of Maynooth and the Earls of Kildare. The house [...]

Carton House, Maynooth. County Kildare 1739 emmet2023-05-09T08:13:22+00:00

Powerscourt Estate & Enniskerry Village. County Wicklow 1741

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World-class gardens Powerscourt House was built in 1741 and designed by the famous German architect Richard Cassels It is regarded as one of Ireland's finest mansions and its gardens were also recently voted [...]

Powerscourt Estate & Enniskerry Village. County Wicklow 1741emmet2024-02-20T20:31:13+00:00

Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel, Stillorgan. County Dublin 1750

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Once one of Dublin's finest private houses St Helen's was originally called 'Seamount House' and is set in stunning formal gardens believed to have been designed by the famous gardener Nivian Nivien. It [...]

Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel, Stillorgan. County Dublin 1750 emmet2023-10-07T09:42:28+00:00