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Castletown House (1722) – an Irish Palladian house where the wings flank, but are separate from the house and are joined by colonnades, closely following Palladio's approach. During the Palladian revival period in Ireland, even modest mansions were cast in a neo-Palladian mould. Irish Palladian architecture subtly differs from the England style.
Palladian architecture in Northern Ireland (1 P) Pages in category "Palladian architecture in Ireland" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
In 1741 he designed the Bishop's Palace which is now part of Waterford Treasures - Three Museums in the Viking Triangle, Waterford, Ireland. A comparison of the Printing House and Leinster House shows the evolution from the true Palladian style to the, commonly referred, Georgian style in Ireland during the quarter-century that Dublin was to be ...
Russborough House is a stately house near the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Located between the towns of Blessington and Ballymore Eustace , it is an outstanding example of Palladian architecture , designed by Richard Cassels (also commonly known as Richard Castle) for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and built ...
Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, is a Palladian country house built in 1722 for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. [2] It formed the centrepiece of an 800-acre (320 ha) estate. The estate was sold in 1965, and later sub-divided.
Many fine country houses were built in the Palladian style around the country by the rich Ascendancy in Ireland. Some, such as Leinster House, designed by Sir William Chamber [7] and Russborough House (illustrated above), were among the finest examples of Palladian architecture.
Summerhill House was a 100-roomed Palladian house in County Meath, Ireland which was the ancestral seat of the Viscounts Langford and the Barons Langford.Built in 1731, it was likely designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce and completed by Richard Cassels in the Palladian style, although Sir John Vanbrugh, who was related to Pearce and with whom he trained, is thought to have also influenced the ...
Strokestown Park House is a Palladian style Georgian house in Strokestown, County Roscommon, Ireland, set on about 300 acres (120 ha). [1]Privately owned by the Westward Group, the house and National Famine Museum which occupies its former out buildings are both open to the public.