Curraghmore House

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Front facade of Curraghmore House

Curraghmore House ( Irish Teach an Churraigh Mhóir ) is a country house in Portlaw in Irish County Waterford and seat of the Marquesses of Waterford .

history

The property was part of a land grant to Sir Roger le Puher (or Roger la Poer ) by King Henry II in 1177 after the Naglo-Norman invasion of Wales .

Family history

The property was owned by the La Poer (or Power ) family for over 500 years; the family was raised to Barons La Poer (1535), Viscounts Decies and Earls of Tyrone (1673). But in 1704 the La Poers male line died out. The property was inherited by Lady Catherine la Poer , who married Marcus Beresford in 1717 . He was raised to Baron Beresford and Viscount Tyrone in 1720 and Earl of Tyrone in 1746. The property is still owned by the Beresford-Power family to this day. The 1st Earl's eldest son, George , was promoted to Marquess of Waterford in 1789 . The current Lord Waterford inherited this title after the death of his father, the 8th Marquess in February 2015, and moved to Curraghmore House.

Building history

It is thought that a castle was built on the site of the current country house in the 12th century, but the core of the current country house is a tower house from the Middle Ages .

This was expanded in 1700 by a house with an inner courtyard, which included the Tower House on its northeast corner. A forecourt with stables was added in the 1750s or 1760s and the house was renovated in the 1780s. '' Samuel Usher Roberts '', a grandson of the famous architect John Roberts , is credited with the renovation of the main block at the end of the 19th century.

today

Lord and Lady Waterford plan to transform the property into a tourist attraction and regularly open the house to the public. Group tours of the parade rooms of Curraghmore House can be arranged by prior arrangement.

description

The forecourt, flanked by lines of outbuildings, is considered unparalleled in Ireland.

The Curraghmore House estate was once 400 square kilometers. It had stables for 100 horses and employed 600 people. The family loved hunting so much that family members were killed in riding accidents. The King John's Bridge over the river Clodiagh intended for the visit of King John of England to have been built in Ireland; it is the oldest bridge in Ireland. Today the country house is surrounded by approximately 1,400 acres of formal gardens and pasture land enclosed by a 22.4 km long, 4.2 meter high wall. This makes Curraghmore the largest and oldest private estate in Ireland. This property also includes several thousand hectares of land outside the wall ring.

Gallery images

  • Coat of arms of the Marquesses of Waterford

  • Garden facade

  • Curraghmore House workforce, circa 1905

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 5. The Powers . In: Early Waterford History . Waterford County Museum accessdate = 2019-05-23.
  2. ↑ Stop 5: Curraghmore House . Portlawns. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved on May 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Viewer . Webgis Archeology. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Department of the Environment, Heritage an Local Government: An Introduction of the Architectural Heritage of County Waterford . Government of Ireland, Dublin 2004. ISBN 0-755719-11-5 . P. 89.
  5. ^ Oh lord: next generation takes the keys to Waterford county . In: The Irish Times . May 2, 2015. Accessed May 23, 2019.
  6. ^ A b Welcome to Curraghmore House and Gardens . In: Curraghmore House, Portlaw, Co. Waterford, Ireland . Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Main Record - County Waterford (Curraghmore House, County Waterford) . In: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Retrieved May 23, 2019.

literature

  • Rev. RH Ryland: The history, topography and antiquities of the city and county of Waterford . London 1824.
  • John Murray, RC Simington (Editor): The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656 . Volume VI: '' County of Waterford ''. Irish Manuscripts Commission, Dublin 1942.
  • C. Smith: The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Waterford . A. Reilly, Dublin 1746.

Web links

Commons : Curraghmore House  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 17 ′ 20.4 "  N , 7 ° 21 ′ 36"  W.