Historic Houses of Ireland
Introductions to the great houses of Ireland
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Happy New Year to all our readers
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Apologies for the lack of posts in recent times. I've been having some Internet issues since Christmas which has left me without any onl...
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Knockdrin Castle, Co. Westmeath
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The lakeland county of Westmeath is situated in Ireland's midlands. A varied landscape, scattered with bogland and lakeland, the county...
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Castleboro House, Castleboro, Co. Wexford
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Not far from the villages of Clonroche and Rathnure stands what was once one of Ireland's great country houses: Castleboro. Now little ...
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Bessborough House (now Kildalton College), Fiddown, Co. Kilkenny
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While many of us who come from the south-east of Ireland will no doubt be familiar with this week's featured country house, we probably...
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Moydrum Castle, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
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A town of some 20,000 people, Athlone is best-known for being at the geographical centre of Ireland. An historic town enlarged by the Anglo...
Friday, 5 July 2013
Castlewellan Castle, Castlewellan, Co. Down
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Located some thirty or so miles south of Belfast, the historic town of Castlewellan (in Irish Caisleán Uidihilín - Uidililín's castle) ...
Friday, 21 June 2013
Rossmore Castle, Co. Monaghan
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Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that a good number of the featured houses and castles no longer exist. Some have been demolis...
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