The Irish Country House

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<i>The Irish Country House</i> takes the reader on an intimate tour of a remarkable group of Irish houses and castles

The Irish Country House takes the reader on an intimate tour of a remarkable group of Irish houses and castles.

These wonderful homes are not the instant creation of trendy decorators – they have evolved over generations, furnished with heirlooms and cherished hand-me-downs, and exuding the unmistakeable scent of peat fires.

Evocative, specially commissioned photographs show inviting living rooms and tousled bedrooms, print-lined hallways and well-trampled mudrooms. Details capture the distinctive personalities of the owners: a red silk bell-pull against green floral wallpaper, a drawer full of two-hundred-year-old love letters, the curve of a wonderfully carved antique chair.

In their delightful text, the Knight of Glin and James Peill tell the tales of some of the more colourful inhabitants of these homes, past and present.
Extent: 192 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 222
Publication date: 2011-12-19
Size: 28.0 x 21.0 cm
ISBN: 9780500290224
Introduction • Birr Castle, County Offaly • Huntington Castle, County Carlow • Killruddery, County Wicklow • Burtown House, County Kildare • Tarbert House, County Kerry • Killadoon, County Kildare Glin Castle, County Limerick • Clandeboye, County Down • Tullynally, County Westmeath • Lisnavagh, County Carlow

Press Reviews

Packed with beautiful pictures, this page-turner allows us all to dream… superb
Irish Times

A vivid picture of a unique culture … With so many excellent photographs … this is an unrivalled opportunity to tour some of Ireland’s most atmospheric houses - all well-lived in, well-loved and still family owned
Country Life

Country-house porn of the sweetest, most insinuating kind
The World of Interiors

Brilliantly photographed … The houses and their contents illustrate family histories: they thrill, shock and enliven us through love letters, mud rooms, a basement shrine, unusual wallpaper, antique furniture, hand-me-downs and much else besides
The Irish Sunday Independent

About the Authors

Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin (1937–2011), was President of the Irish Georgian Society and a Governor of the National Gallery of Ireland.

James Peill is the curator of Goodwood House in West Sussex, England. He is the co-author of The Irish Country House.

James Fennell’s photographs have appeared in many books. They range from candid portraits of Ireland’s vanishing traditions and characters, to capturing the unique legacy of history and magnificence of some of Britain’s finest properties.

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