homes historical ireland

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....

Magnificent home of the Marquis of Waterford and his ancestors since 1170. Interior of house contains exceptionally fine plasterwork. Grounds include outstanding Arboretum, shell grotto built and personally decorated by Catherine Poer, countess of Tyrone in 1754 and a bridge built in 1205 for King John to cross River Clogagh....

Established in 1582 by Sir Richard Shee to accommodate '12 poor persons in the city', this completely restored building now houses the Tourist Information Centre. It is also the starting point for city walking tours....

A plaque at 125 Hyndford Street marks the rock star's birthplace....

Welcome to Lisnavagh House, a fine Victorian Gothic buiding situated close to the River Slaney in Co Carlow.The house is currently owned by the Bunbury family. 
 
The house can hold private wedding. Exclusive hire of the house and gardens can be arranged....

Dating from the 17th century, this is the only example of an Irish longhouse still lived in by a family. The house is steeped in history and features works of art and curios. In the yard there is horse drawn farm machinery and a pets corner. The primeval Garranon Oak Wood, which provided the timbers for Westminster Hall in London, also forms part of the estate.

In the closed season only group bookings are taken.
Disabled facilities: Guide dogs permitted. Assistance may b...

No 8 Ely Place is one of the city's finest Georgian mansions, with a magnificent staircase and Adam decoration. The site of Oliver Gogarty's house at No 25 is now occupied by the Royal Hibernian Academy's, now Gallagher Gallery. The RHA has exhibited or given membership to almost every Irish artist of distinction since it was founded a century and a half ago....

Situated on Washington Street, the Courthouse was built in 1835 and designed by George Richard Pain. The front is a broad Corinthian portico raised on a platform of eleven steps. Over the padiment is a bronze group representing Justice, supported by law and mercy, and backed by a large copper dome.
In 1891 the interior of the Court House was destroyed by fire and it was redesigned by W. H Hill who redeveloped the court house to a Rennaissance style form the previous Neo-Cas...

Built by the prosperous merchant John Rothe in 1594, the building was soon enlarged to accommodate his family of 12 children. Second and third houses were built around cobbled courtyards and a well dating to 1604. The facade house shops, one of them was John Rothe's own emporium. The second generation and their families shared facilities like the well and the brewhouse. The house would have been very comfortably furnished by the standards of the day.

The Kilkenny Archaeological So...