homes historical ireland

Welcome to Lisnavagh House, a fine Victorian Gothic buiding situated close to the River Slaney in Co Carlow.The house is currently owned by the Bunbury family. 
 
The house can hold private wedding. Exclusive hire of the house and gardens can be arranged....

The Custom House, designed by the renowned James Gandon, was completed in 1791 and is one of Dublin's finest heritage buildings. It has played a unique role in Dublin's social, economic and political history over the past 200 years.

The Visitor Centre is located in and around the Dome or Clocktower area which contains the most important interior features to have survived the destruction of the building by fire in 1921, during the War of Independence.

The Centre includes a Gando...

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...

Birthplace of New Zealand Premier John Ballance (1839 - 93). Audio-visual presentations, exhibitions and reference library explain the many connections between Ireland and New Zealand.

The Ballance House is administered by the charity THE ULSTER NEW ZEALAND TRUST....

The building, which is now the well known Tigh Neachtain pub was once the town house of Richard Martin of Ballinahinch, Connemara whose notoriety as a duelist in the 18th century earned him the title 'Hair-Trigger Dick'.

As a Member of Parliament he was instrumental in bringing in new anti-cruelty laws which led directly to the founding of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - and a new nickname, 'Humanity Dick'....

Built run by An Oige. It was here that Lady Gregory and W.B. Yeats met in 1898 and began the discussion that led to the Irish National Theatre....

This is situated 3km east of Tuam also on the Dunmore road and is the headquarters of the North Galway Bermingham Hounds....

A 17th century artistan's dwelling. It is presented as an indication of the lifestyle of the day....

Moate Park 3 km from Roscommon on the Athlone Road, is a most beautiful residence. It was the ancient seat of the Murray family after which it is called - Ballymurray; they were deprived of it at the end of the 17th century, one of whom, Lawder Crofton, dared to contest an election against the all-powerful worthies, French and Sir Robert King. A dispute between Crofton and French led to a duel fought at the rere of Roscommon Castle.

In this, French was mortally wounded and his remai...