Great Historical Houses - CURIOUS IRELAND

Classiebawn Castle, Mullaghmore. County Sligo 1860

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Awesome surf location & site of a Royal tragedy Classiebawn Castle is located on one of the most dramatic peninsulas in Ireland that is world famous for its big surf. This area was [...]

Classiebawn Castle, Mullaghmore. County Sligo 1860emmet2023-05-10T16:16:34+00:00

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

Parknasilla Resort & Spa Hotel, Derryquin. County Kerry 1897

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Location, Location, Location The Parknasilla Hotel is on the famous Ring of Kerry road and has some of the best seascapes in the country. This location, according to mythology was where the ancient Milesian [...]

Parknasilla Resort & Spa Hotel, Derryquin. County Kerry 1897emmet2023-05-05T06:00:57+00:00

Johnstown Castle, Rathaspeck, County Wexford c.12th-c.19th centuries

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World-class gardens & agricultural research Johnstown Castle was originally the site of a Norman castle built by the Esmonde family of Lincolnshire. In 1649, The Esmondes were expelled by Oliver Cromwell for being [...]

Johnstown Castle, Rathaspeck, County Wexford c.12th-c.19th centuriesemmet2023-05-09T11:09:40+00:00

Duckett’s Grove, Rainstown. County Carlow 1850

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Once the residence of the richest family in Carlow Duckett's Grove was built between 1818 and 1850 and was once home to the Duckett family. The Ducketts were Carlow's largest landowners for 300 years [...]

Duckett’s Grove, Rainstown. County Carlow 1850emmet2024-03-10T18:42:08+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

The Bishop’s Palace. Waterford City 1741

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Contains the oldest piece of Waterford Crystal This beautiful building is Waterford's Bishop's Palace. It was built in 1741 to the designs of the famous architect Richard Cassells. Cassells was responsible for designing some [...]

The Bishop’s Palace. Waterford City 1741emmet2024-03-10T18:41:20+00:00

The Cashel Palace Hotel, Cashel. County Tipperary 1732

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Site of the original hops used for Guinness The Cashel Palace Hotel was built in 1732 by Archbishop Theophilus Bolton and was designed by the famous architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce. The hotel [...]

The Cashel Palace Hotel, Cashel. County Tipperary 1732 emmet2023-06-25T06:25:44+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

Portumna Castle, Portumna. County Galway 1618

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Ireland's finest example of a 'transitional castle' Portumna Castle was built during a period when fortified tower houses were slowly transforming into large country manors. It was built for Richard de Burgo, the [...]

Portumna Castle, Portumna. County Galway 1618 emmet2023-08-02T13:00:20+00:00

Loftus Hall, Hook Head. County Wexford 1870

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'allegedly'.. the most haunted house in Ireland! Loftus Hall was built by The 4th Marquess of Ely in 1872 and soon after this date strange happenings began. One infamous story took place on [...]

Loftus Hall, Hook Head. County Wexford 1870emmet2023-05-09T14:23:18+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

Avondale House & Forest Park, Rathdrum. County Wicklow

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Birthplace of Charles Stewart Parnell & of sustainable forestry Avondale House was the birthplace and home of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846 -1891) one of the greatest political leaders in Irish history and also [...]

Avondale House & Forest Park, Rathdrum. County Wicklowemmet2023-06-25T06:40:09+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

Castletown House, Celbridge. County Kildare 1729

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The largest, finest, and earliest Palladian house in Ireland Castletown House was built between 1722 and 1729 for William 'Speaker' Conolly. Conolly was the wealthiest commoner in Ireland owning over 100,000 acres of [...]

Castletown House, Celbridge. County Kildare 1729 emmet2024-02-17T17:03:15+00:00

The K Club, Straffan. County Kildare 1832

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The largest private collection of paintings by Jack B Yeats The original house here was built in 1832 by Hugh Barber, owner of the wine firm 'Barber and Guestier'. Its design was unsurprisingly [...]

The K Club, Straffan. County Kildare 1832emmet2023-05-09T08:14:28+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