1921 Big House Burnings

1800 – Castle Bernard, Bandon, Co. Cork

In 1788 Francis Bernard, the 1st Earl of Bandon demolished much of the old O’Mahony castle that previously stood on this site,

1808 – Bearforest, Mallow, Co. Cork

Architect: Richard Morrison

Constructed 1807-08 for Robert Delacour to designs by Sir Richard Morrison. Inscribed on the entablature over the entrance ‘est ubi depellata somnos minus invida cura’

1812 – Ballyheigue Castle, Co. Kerry

Architect: Richard Morrison & William Vitruvius Morrison

Long rambling castle sited across a hillside. Burnt during 1921, a wing was recently restored.

1814 – Moydrum Castle, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Richard Morrison

Described in 1837 by Lewis, “About a mile and a half from Athlone on the Leinster side of the Shannon is Moydrum Castle the handsome residence of Viscount Castlemaine a solid castellated mansion with square turrets at each angle beautifully situated on the edge of a small lake and surrounded by an extensive and richly wooded demesne.”

1819 – Templemore Abbey, Co. Tipperary

Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison

Constructed on the site of an earlier house, Templemore Abbey was a vast neo-Gothic mansion designed by one of the masters of the genre in Ireland,

1820s – Ardamine, Gorey, Co. Wexford

In 1818 Solomon Richards, a Dublin Surgeon, bought Ardamine estate. In 1812, Richards had won £10,000 in a lottery. In that year,

1825 – Convamore House, Ballyhooly, Co. Cork

Architect: James Pain

Large classical house built on an elevated site overlooking the River Blackwater, constructed for the 1st Earl of Listowel.

1830 – Ballybay House, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan

Architect: John B. Keane

Ballybay House, residence of Henry Edward John Leslie C.M.G., M.V.O; (1880-1966), a member of the British diplomatic mission to Rome,

1840 – Ravensdale Park, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Architect: Thomas Duff

Constructed in an austere Italianate style, by Thomas Duff of Newry, For 1st Baron Clermont. Later changes by Lanyon &

1847 – Ardtully House, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry

Ardtully House was constructed in 1847 by Sir Richard Orpen, a Dublin based solicitor whose family had connections to the area.