Dublin by Dk Deutsche Ausgabe

Author:Dk Deutsche Ausgabe
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241216149
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

5. Castletown House

This was the first example of Palladianism to be constructed in Ireland (1722–9) and remains the largest and most significant of its kind in the country. Architects Alessandro Galilei and Sir Edward Lovett Pearce built the house for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish Parliament. The fine interiors were commissioned in the second half of the 18th century by Lady Louisa Lennox, the wife of Conolly’s great-nephew Tom, who took up residence here in 1758. The house remained in the family until 1965 and, after a period of ownership by the Georgian Society, is now run by the state.Celbridge, Co Kildare • 01 628 8252 • Open mid-Mar–Oct: 10:15am–5pm • Dis. access • Adm

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