1820 – Moyode Castle, Athenry, Co. Galway
About 3.5 km east of Athenry, Co. Galway, once the country seat of a wealthy Galway family called Persse,
About 3.5 km east of Athenry, Co. Galway, once the country seat of a wealthy Galway family called Persse,
Described in Lewis as “Among the most conspicuous are Rathmines Castle,
Built in 1820 as a summer house for the family of Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Knox,
Designed by John Nash who had a cluster of work in the area including Caledon House in Co.
A dignified smaller classical house with a lower service wing. Described in Lewis as “Cornacassa,
Illustrated as designed and built by William Robertson,
The beginnings of the present structure is in 1780 when Sir Benjamin Chapman,
Shankill Castle started as a Butler tower-house near the ruins of an old church.
Fine three storey residence with multiple bowed bays overlooking Lough Neagh.
In 1823, after his succession to his title,