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Location of County Carlow This is a list of the historic "Big Houses" of County Carlow, Ireland. The term is a direct translation from Irish and refers to the country houses, mansions or estate houses of the historical landed class in Ireland. This page lists 87 of the most prominent historic big houses in Carlow, which have adequate records associated with them. While many of these houses are ...
Mount Panther is an historic country house located between Dundrum and Clough in Northern Ireland. The house dates from the 1700s and has been derelict for some years. In 2009 it was offered for sale for £5m along with 140 acres of farm and parkland. [1] In 2014 it was considered a complete ruin with a reduced demesne of 80 acres. [2]
The destruction of country houses in Ireland was a phenomenon of the Irish revolutionary period (1919–1923), which saw at least 275 country houses deliberately burned down, blown up, or otherwise destroyed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). [1] The vast majority of the houses, known in Ireland as big houses, belonged to the Anglo-Irish upper ...
The term big house ( Irish: teach mór) refers to the country houses, mansions, or estate houses of the historical landed class in Ireland, which is itself known as the Anglo-Irish class. The houses formed the symbolic focal point of the Anglo-Irish political dominance of Ireland from the late 16th century, and many were destroyed or attacked ...
Powerscourt Estate ( Irish: Eastát Chúirt an Phaoraigh ), located in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland, is a large country estate which is noted for its house and landscaped gardens, today occupying 19 hectares (47 acres). The house, originally a 13th-century castle, was extensively altered during the 18th century by German architect ...
The following is a partial list of country estates in Northern Ireland: County Antrim ... Drumbanagher House; County Down ... List of castles in Northern Ireland;
Pages in category "Country houses in Ireland" ... Destruction of Irish country houses (1919–1923) Dowth Hall; Dripsey Castle, Carrignamuck; Duckett's Grove; E.
Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, is a Georgian country house, historically the family seat of the Marquess of Sligo and the Brownes. The house was designed by the architect Richard Cassels with later additions by Thomas Ivory and James Wyatt . The title and the house were separated in 2014, following the death of Jeremy Browne ...