I have been exploring the beautiful photographs of Robert French in the National Library of Ireland this week. The Dictionary of Irish Biography tells us about the wonderful photographer who took such clear precisely composed photographs: “French, Robert (1841–1917), photographer, was born 11 November 1841 in Dublin, eldest of the seven children of William French, […]| Irish Historic Houses
Avondale House, County Wicklow We visited in March 2023. The house was built in 1779 for Samuel Hayes and may have been designed by James Wyatt (1746-1813), or by Samuel Hayes himself. It then passed to the Parnell family and was the birthplace of the politician Charles Stewart Parnell. In 1904 the state purchased the […]| Irish Historic Houses
I am republishing this page as it had to be updated. Carlow: 1. Altamont, Kilbride, Co Carlow – gardens open to public, see OPW entry 2. Borris House, Borris, County Carlow – section 482 3. Carlow …| Irish Historic Houses
2 posts published by jenjunebug during October 2025| Irish Historic Houses
As you can see as I work my way though the contents of Mark Bence-Jones’s A Guide to Irish Country Houses [1], there are thousands of “big houses” in Ireland – though many are “houses of middle size.” It’s not clear why some houses are included in Bence-Jones’s book and others are not. If it were […]| Irish Historic Houses
Note that the majority of these are private houses, not open to the public. I discovered “my bible” of big houses by Mark Bence-Jones only after I began this project of visiting historic houses tha…| Irish Historic Houses
4 posts published by jenjunebug during September 2025| Irish Historic Houses
Yesterday I posted the first of my entries based on Mark Bence-Jones’s Guide to Irish Country Houses [1] but today I have updated it with links to my relevant entries, about the places which are open to the public or which provide accommodation. I will make sure to include them in further entries. Do let […]| Irish Historic Houses
Note that the majority of these are private houses, not open to the public. I discovered “my bible” of big houses by Mark Bence-Jones only after I began this project of visiting historic houses that have days that they are open to the public (Section 482 properties). This is a project I have been working […]| Irish Historic Houses
Just a reminder to my readers, https://openhousedublin.com/whats-on/| Irish Historic Houses
www.castlecootehouse.com Open dates in 2025: May 14-18, 21-25, 28-31, June 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, July 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31, Aug 16-24, 2pm-6pm Fee: adult €12, OAP/student €10, chil…| Irish Historic Houses
I love Heritage Week, people are so generous with their time. I will be writing about it in the next couple of weeks but here is a quick preview of our week. We visited Counties Roscommon and Sligo…| Irish Historic Houses
donationHelp me to pay the entrance fee to one of the houses on this website. This site is created purely out of love for the subject and I receive no payment so any donation is appreciated!€15.00C…| Irish Historic Houses
1 post published by jenjunebug during August 2025| Irish Historic Houses
Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin Farmleigh, photograph courtesy of Farmleigh facebook page. Farmleigh, photograph courtesy of Farmleigh facebook page. Farmleigh House is part of a 78-acre esta…| Irish Historic Houses
DonationHelp me to fund my creation and update of this website. It is created purely out of love for the subject and I receive no payment so any donation is appreciated! My website costs €300 per y…| Irish Historic Houses
Woodhouse, County Waterford – private house, tourist accommodation in gate lodge and cottages donationHelp me to pay the entrance fee to one of the houses on this website. This site is create…| Irish Historic Houses
Lismacue House, photograph courtesy of Lismacue website. donationHelp me to pay the entrance fee to one of the houses on this website. This site is created purely out of love for the subject and I …| Irish Historic Houses
2025 Diary of Irish Historic Houses (section 482 properties)To purchase an A5 size 2025 Diary of Historic Houses (opening times and days are not listed so the calendar is for use for recording appo…| Irish Historic Houses
