Kerry Country Houses

1669 – Crotta House, Kilflynn, Co. Kerry

Architect: Richard Morrison

Original house of 1669, owned by the Ponsonby family.

1722 – Ardfert Abbey, Ardfert, Co. Kerry

Ardfert, Co. Kerry, the Crosbie Estate, constructed circa 1720 by Sir Maurice Crosbie and further altered about 1830.

1726 – Kenmare House, Co. Kerry

The original Kenmare House was built in 1726 and designed by Viscount Kenmare himself in a French chateau style.

1812 – Ballyheigue Castle, Co. Kerry

Architect: Richard Morrison & William Vitruvius Morrison

Long rambling castle sited across a hillside.

1815 – Coltsmann’s Castle, Glenflesk, Co. Kerry

Flesk Castle, also known as Coltsmann’s Castle or Glenflesk Castle, was a gothic Georgian style country house,

1818 – Kilcoleman Abbey, Milltown, Co. Kerry

Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison

Also known as Milltown House.

1839 – Dromore Castle, Templenoe, Co. Kerry

Architect: Sir Thomas Deane

Dromore Castle, near Templenoe, was built in the 1830s for the Mahony family to a neo-gothic design by Sir Thomas Deane assisted by his brother Kearns Deane.

1843 – Muckross House, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Architect: William Burn

Muckross House is best known for its parkland setting beside the Lower Lake at Killarney,

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.

1860s – Derryquin Castle, Sneem, Co. Kerry

Architect: J.F. Fuller