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Enjoy the gardens, great food, luxury guestrooms and the historical surroundings of the impressive Kilmokea House, in Campile in County Wexford. This accommodation is housed in a magnificent Georgian property built in 1794, and surrounded by 7 acres of exotic gardens on the banks of the River Barrow, creating the perfect setting for a peaceful break in the countryside.
The former rectory has undergone lavish restoration to provide the utmost in comfort and relaxation....

A three-roomed cottage which the patriot Padraig Pearse (1879-1916) used as his summer residence. There are bedrooms on either side of the living room which has a fireplace, cooking and eating utensils as well as a spinning wheel. The west bedroom also served as a study. The items on display are replicas of those used in Pearse's time....

No. 1 Trevor Hill, a five bay granite house, is the oldest (1775) in a row of handsome late Georgian houses built for the gentry and their clerby. They include a nine mansion occupied by the Bank of Ireland for the past century, designed in about 1826, possibly by Francis Johnston....

A few minutes walk from the town centre lies the Knockreer section of the National Park. Access is via Deenagh Lodge gate which is opposite the Cathedral, and this leads to a pleasant pastoral landscape with fine views of the Lakes and mountains especially from the gardens of Knockreer House. The house, which was the home of the Grosvenor family, is now the field study centre for the National Park....

Irish history. In 1725 a charter was obtained by Thomas Coote to hold markets and fairs. Work began on his mansion, Bellamont House, in the same year. Designed by Lovett-Pearse, it is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in Ireland.
The town gets its name from the marriage of Thomas Coote, a colonel in the crown forces, to Frances Hill of Hillsborough....

This beautiful Country House was built in 1820s by the Blackhall family. Recognising the natural beauty and first class environment of this area, the famous Dublin family was reputed to have built the house to improve their sons ailing health. The Estate, while changing ownership, stayed intact till around 1960, when it was divided into smaller estates by the Irish Land Commission. Today, Coolamber Manor is a National Training and Development Centre. It stands in 0its original splendour, to t...

A focal point of the northern midlands where the provinces of Leinster, Ulster and Connaught all converge, Longford, where history and literature, tragedy and triumph are all woven together, takes its name from the ancient stronghold of the O'Farrell family (Long Fort - Fort of the O'Farrells). Bordered to the West by the majestic River Shannon, Longford is a county of rolling plains and picturesque stretches of water. The highest pint of the county, Cairn Hill, is only 279 m high, but from a...

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

Now open for visitiors....

It was known as the Porter House, there were coach houses either side of the arch, Maria Edgeworth taught school in the upstairs room. As you move on you will see St. Marys catholic church which was built on a site donated by the Edgeworth Family The gate lodge located at the entrance to Edgeworthstown House has been preserved in its near original state and is a listed building. From here the avenue leads to the main house which was built by Richard Lovell Edgeworth in the 1720's, it was occu...

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...