Old Connaught House[2] is an 18th-century house located in Rathmichael, Dublin, Ireland.[3][4]
| Old Connaught House | |
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 Old Connaught House in 2013 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Town or city | Rathmichael, County Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°12′43″N 6°08′02″W / 53.212°N 6.134°W |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Estimated completion | 1784 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | granite |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | William Gore |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Though originally built for bishop William Gore, shortly after his death in 1784 it was leased by William Plunket (later Baron Plunket).[5] The house was occupied by the Plunket family for several generations.
The house was sold to the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1946 and was in use from 1946-72 as a novitiate school before being sold on again.[4][6]
The house remained unoccupied for several years before being leased to a non-profit equestrian organisation.[4]
It was sold in 2000, renovated, and is now a development of 24 apartments in the main house with a further 26 apartments in a separate building within the grounds.[5][7]
The townland of Old Connaught was identified by Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council as an 'Historic Landscape Character Area' (HLCA) in their Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Old Connaught House, Ferndale Road, Old Connaught, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Oldconnaught House / Teach Sheanchonach". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Style: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "History of Old Connaught House & Gardens and Festina Lente -". Festina Lente Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017.
- ^ a b "History". Oldconnaughthouse.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Old Connaught". The Irish Aesthete. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Apartment 13, Old Connaught House, Old Connaught, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin, A98CK26 is for sale on Daft.ie". Daft.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028: Written Statement" (PDF). dlrcoco.citizenspace.com. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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