homes historical ireland

Hillsborough Castle is an 18th century historic house, built in the 1770's by Wills Hill, first Marquis of Downshire. It is now the official home of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
The castle is open to visitors on Saturdays during the months of May & June. You can also take a stroll around the magnificent gardens....

The orininal house was built Francis Sachevrell but was later exetend by his son-in law Edward Richardson in 1664, with curvilinear Dutch gables. Edward was the Member of Parliment for Armagh at the time, and whom the town today, get it name from. 
Its a magnificent house with fine furnising such as the bog-oak stairscase.
 
The house is also belived to be haunted.

Only the grounds are open to the pubic, admission into t...

The ruins of Co Carlow's finest Gothic mansion destroyed by fire in 1933. The home of the Duckett family from the middle of the 17th century until 1915. An imposing gate lodge still remains.

The gardens have gone under major restorations are open to the public. Tea room, crafts and car parking are also available....

Located just four miles from Portadown, Monepenny's Lock is the first lock on the Newry Canal. The tranquil setting of this delightful cottage offers the perfect escape from our modern lifestyles to those who venture to walk or cycle along the Newry Canal Towpath from Portadown. A small museum and exhibition are now housed in the Lock House and the adjacent stables and bothy.

Together they provide a wealth of information on the history of Newry Canal that runs from Portadown to Newry and...

The hereditary home of the McMurragh-Kavanagh family. Groups by prior appointment only. The house can also hold weddings...

Dungiven Priory is one the oldest churches in Co. Derry. The earliest part is believed to be the nave erected in the12th century. It was reinforced in the 14th century with a highly decorated tomb, insertedin the wall. The tomb contains six stone Gallowglasses (Scottish mercenaries). There is an effigy of a knight, who is traditionally believed to be Cooey na nGall O'Cahan, a member of the O'Cahan's, a local ruling family in the Middle Ages. The chancel arch and the north door of the nave w...

Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st US President, in office from 1881 - 1885. From this thatched cottage at Cullybackey, his father set out for the New World.

The house has now been extensively restored with clay floors, open flax-straw thatched roof and early furniture. The site also incorporates an interpretive centre, a display of early agricultural machinery....

Newman House consists of two Georgian houses containing examples of Dublin's finest 18th century plasterwork.
Dating to circa 1740, number 85 has recently been fully restored and is a vivid example of the work of the architect Richard Castle and the plasterwork of the Lafrancini brothers.

Number 86 dates to circa 1765 and contains plasterwork in the Irish rococo style. Both houses later became the location of the Catholic University, the original home of UCD.
Cardinal John Henry...

Listed among the top tourist attractions in Ireland, situated in the heart of the beautiful Killarney National Park and found close to the shore of Killarney’s lower lake is Muckross House, one of Ireland's largest stately homes.
Built in 1843, Muckross House was the epitome of a typical 17th century mansion. Then in preparation for Queen Victoria’s visit in 1861, some elaborate renovations were made, making the house the wonderful spectacle that it is today.
Today th...

Among treasures in the chapterhouse are the seventeenth century locks and keys of the city gates, Lord Macaulay's manuscript account of the siege, interesting paintings, and a pair of duelling pistols belonging to Frederick Hervey, fourth Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry (1730-1803). This Byronic nobleman, a flamboyant character whose name is preserved in all the Bristol Hotels in Europe, acquired the rich bishopric of Derry in 1768 and immediately began building churches and improving old o...