Old Connaught House

Old Connaught House
Old Connaught House in 2013
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General information
TypeHouse
Architectural styleGeorgian
Town or cityRathmichael, County Dublin
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°12′43″N 6°08′02″W / 53.212°N 6.134°W / 53.212; -6.134
Elevation50 m (160 ft)
Estimated completion1784
Technical details
Materialgranite
Design and construction
DeveloperWilliam Gore
References
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Old Connaught House[2] is an 18th-century house located in Rathmichael, Dublin, Ireland.[3][4]

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

  1. ^ "Old Connaught House, Ferndale Road, Old Connaught, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Oldconnaught House / Teach Sheanchonach". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Style: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "History of Old Connaught House & Gardens and Festina Lente -". Festina Lente Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b "History". Oldconnaughthouse.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Old Connaught". The Irish Aesthete. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Apartment 13, Old Connaught House, Old Connaught, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin, A98CK26 is for sale on Daft.ie". Daft.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  8. ^ "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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