Tullynally Castle
Tullynally Castle (also Pakenham Hall , Irish Caisleán Thulaigh an Eallaigh ) is a country house about 2 km away from Castlepollard in the Irish county Westmeath . The neo-Gothic building has over 120 rooms and was the seat of the Pakenham family (now Earls of Longford ) for over 350 years .
The house is surrounded by 4 acres of parkland and gardens, including a light forest garden and enclosed gardens that were created in the early 19th century with a limestone cave and ornamental lakes. In the 21st century, a Chinese garden with a pagoda and a Tibetan garden with waterfalls and watercourses were added.
The road entrance to the property is 1.5 km outside Castlepollard on the Granard road , 20 km from Mullingar and 80 km from Dublin on the N4 or N3 national roads . The property is open to the public from April to September.
history
In 1665, Henry Pakenham , a captain of the Parliamentary Dragoons , was given land to compensate for outstanding payments, which included Tullynally. His grandson, Thomas Pakenham , was promoted to 1st Baron Longford in 1756. Thomas' grandson, another Thomas and 3rd Baron Longford, also inherited the higher nobility title of 2nd Earl of Longford from his grandmother, the Countess of Longford, in 1794.
The 2nd Earl had the 17th century house remodeled in a neo-Gothic style in the early 1800s, adding towers and a moat . The result was a house that was larger than any other crenellated house in Ireland in its day. Since then, the Pakenham family has inherited the estate up to the current 8th Earl . It is now the largest privately owned house in Ireland.
British Army General Sir Edward Pakenham , GCB , was born and raised in this country house. His older sister Kitty married Arthur Wellesley in 1806 , who was later promoted to Duke of Wellington .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Tullynally Castle and Gardens . In: Tourism . Longford.ie. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 40 ′ 59.6 " N , 7 ° 19 ′ 40.3" W.