1777 – Avondale House, Co. Wicklow
Architect: James Wyatt
Avondale House, Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland is the birthplace and home of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) one of the greatest political leaders of Irish history.
Avondale House, Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland is the birthplace and home of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) one of the greatest political leaders of Irish history.
Swinford was established in the late 1700s by the Brabazon family.
This is the third gate on this site in the town walls and was completed in 1777.
Built in 1777, it stayed with the McClintock family until the 1940s.
The building originally consisted of 36 Cells and the Governor’s Private Dwelling.