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This page is sponsored by Castlecoote House & Gardens. Castlecoote House. |
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Castlecoote House is a Georgian Palladian Mansion surrounded by woodland and unspoiled countryside and encircled by the River Suck. In the 1500's the site housed a Mageraghty Clan fort called Ballymacgirraght, to guard an important ford on the river. In the 1580's Sir Nicholas Malby, President of Connaught built a castle on the site. In 1616 the castle was granted to Sir Charles Coote and was the scene of many battles during the Confederate Wars of the 1640's. At this time the castle and original entrance bridge were destroyed. (In 2007 An Bord Pleanala granted permission to the current owner to re-instate the original entrance bridge. When completed a bridge will once again cross the river Suck at the same point on the river where it did 400 years previously, in the townland of Bridgetown, Fuerty.). Between 1690 and 1720 Castlecoote House was reconstructed using parts of the castle masonry, which can still be seen in the house today. A Palladian facade was built. The house was home to the famous Gunning sisters in the early 18th century when John Gunning was resident there. The sisters, Elizabeth & Maria, became the Duchess of Hamilton & Argyle and the Countess of Coventry. The house was destroyed by fire in 1989 and only the outer walls survived. It remained derelict until the present owner bought it in 1997 and today the house shows to full effect the splendour for which it was once renowned. Castlecoote House is available for seminars & meetings, musical & special events etc. Contact Castlecoote House, on the link below, for details. Castlecoote House Website Link. Percy French Summer School Website Link.
Business Card for Castlecoote House & the original Grose Drawing from ca.1791. (Not to scale).
Castlecoote House is used for seminars and events of all kind. The photograph on the right is of Bob Attenbury whose painting of Percy French hangs in the Ballroom of Castlecoote House and was commissioned for the inaugural Percy French Summer School in 2009. (Photo: © Hurson Photography 2009). Contact Castlecoote House for details.
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Castlecoote House & the River Suck at Bridgetown, Fuerty. (© RHR: 2009)
Brochures for Castlecoote House.
"The Last Troubadour" the inaugural Percy French Summer School 2009. |
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