1798 – Castle Coole, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Castle Coole was constructed between 1789-1798 as the summer retreat of Armar Lowry-Corry,
Castle Coole was constructed between 1789-1798 as the summer retreat of Armar Lowry-Corry,
The Castle was designed in 1798 by one of Ireland’s leading architects of the day,
Richmond Lodge was a substantial mansion built c.1798 and later extended in the Victorian era,
Also known as Blayney Castle after the plantation castle nearby (from which the town gets its name),
Turvey House was demolished in 1987. Originally built in the 16th Century by Sir Patrick Barnewall using the stones from the ruins of Grace Dieu Nunnery.
In 1788 Francis Bernard, the 1st Earl of Bandon demolished much of the old O’Mahony castle that previously stood on this site,
Suggested to be the work of Francis Johnston,
The Irish Tourist Association surveyor writes in 1944 that the house was interesting as it was the remains of a very old Elizabethan house.
The original Castlecomer House, the family seat of the Wandesfordes,
A large addition around 1802 by Francis Johnston gave the house its current form today.