One of Ireland’s finest original Georgian mansions

Newbridge House is considered an exquisite example of an early Irish Georgian mansion. It was built in 1736 for Archbishop Charles Cobb to the designs of the famous Irish architect George Semple (1700-1782) and the Scottish architect James Gibbs (1682-1754). It is set on 350 acres and has the finest white marble Italian and Portland stone fireplaces, Rococo plasterwork, and a museum of curiosities. It remained in the Cobbe family until 1985 when it was sold to the Fingal County Council in a unique agreement so that the family can remain there part-time. The house can be explored to see the Cobbe family’s personal period furniture, their artwork, a 29-acre fully working farm, a diary, and a courtyard that includes a working carpenter and a forge.