gardens lismore

History is built layer upon layer at Lismore which means 'great fort' in Irish. Prince John built the original castle there in 1185. The Bishops of Lismore Built an episcopal palace on its ruins and the estate was granted for a time to Walter Raleigh for a rent of IR12 p.a. He sold the property to Richard Boyle, later 1st Earl of Cork, who rebuilt the castle, parts of which are incorporated in the present castle built in the mid-19th century by the 6th Duke of Devonshire. The 1st Earl of Cork...