homes historical ireland

Killruddery House has been the home of the Brabazon family (the Earls of Meath) since 1618. It was completely renovated in 1820 by the 10th Earl. The large and small drawing rooms have particularly fine plasterwork ceilings. There's an Orangery, which was added in 1852, and the house is surrounded by magnificent gardens that date back to the 17th century.
A number of Hollywood movies have been 'on location' at Killruddery House including My Left Foot, Far and Away and Becoming Jane. T...

This is the house in which Colonel Thomas J. Kelly, who escaped being hanged for his part in the freeing of the Manchester Martyrs, lived, it is situated in the Square. Colonel Kelly luckily escaped to New York while the other members; Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, the Manchester Martyrs, were hanged.

It is now a public house but still bears the name Kelly's. A plaque was erected on the front of the premises in memory of Colonel Kelly....

A delightful "cottage orne" built in the early 1800's on the estate of the Earls of Glengall to a design by the famous Regency architect John Nash. Situated on an elevated site with access by stone steps....

The Market House forms the large centerpiece of the town square in from of Hillsborough Castle. It was first built around 1760 as a two-storey structure with an archway running through the centre from east to west. In 1810 the present north and south side wings were added, one to provide a courtroom and the other a market hall, and at the same time a new granite plinth, various decorations as well as a new clock and bell, were provided....

Number 47 Dominick Street, now Galway Arts Centre, was once the town house of Lady Augusta Gregory. She was a leading light in the Irish Literary Revival at the turn of this century and at her home at Coole Park near Gort, she played host to Ireland's leading writers. Her city residence has since been home to Galway Corporation, and now the Arts Centre, which has regular exhibitions and theatre shows....

Ballyfin house is possibly the finest neo-classical houses in the country. Built in 1821-6 in Slieve Bloom sandstone by Sir Charles Coote to the designs first of Dominic Madden (best known for Tuam Cathedral) and then Sir Richard Morrison and his son William Vitruvius. On entering by the tetrastyle ionic portico and through the formal entrance hall one is confronted by a magnificent suite of rooms.

Adjoining the library is a superb Richard Turner conservatory. The grounds were lan...

Located in Bantry, County Cork, Bantry House is the former home of the Earls of Bantry. Egerton Shelswell-White, who is a descendant of the Earls, and his family now live here.
Bantry House and Gardens are open to the public from 17 March until 31 October in 2008. The Estate is open daily, 10 am - 6 pm.
The Armada Exhibition Centre is both educational an entertaining and tells the story of the attempted landing of Wolfe Tone and the French Armada in Bantry Bay in 1976....

Magnificent country house, seat of the Bagenal family for three centuries. The house is of  Tudor Gothic style.

Now open for visitiors....

Springhill, the late 17th century Plantation House built and lived in for 300 years by the Lenox-Conyngham family was given to the National Trust in 1957. It is still a family home in feeling, with portraits, furniture and decorative arts filling the rooms. It also reflects the distinguished military careers of many of its former occupants.

Springhill is also noted for its friendly ghost who is believed to be Olivia, whose husband George Lenox-Conyngham, committed suicide in 1816.