1730s – La Touche Bank, Cork Hill, Dublin
The La Touches were a Huguenots family from the Loire,
The La Touches were a Huguenots family from the Loire,
Newbridge House is a very fine example of a Georgian mansion within Newbridge Demesne Regional Park.
Originally an 18th century house with a two storey bow fronted centre and single storey wings.
Built for the provost of Trinity College, John Hely Hutchinson, it was later acquired in the 1750s by the Fitzgeralds,
The Obelisk bears the inscription: “Last year being hard with the poor,
The Bottle Tower or Hall’s Barn, was commissioned in 1743 by Major Hall of Whitehall House,
Skerries has a long tradition of harnessing wind and water power,
The harbour comprises of two limestone piers with lighthouse positioned at end of east pier.
Marlay House was built by Thomas Taylor and was originally known as ‘The Grange’.
The estate began in 1185, when Richard Talbot, a knight who accompanied Henry II to Ireland in 1174,