1703 – Gola House, Co. Monaghan
Unusual house, similar to another in the county at Anketell.
Unusual house, similar to another in the county at Anketell.
Described by Evelyn Shirley in “The History of the County of Monaghan”,
After World War II, when nearby Rossmore Castle developed a severe case of dry rot,
Large three bay Georgian residence with curved central entrance bay.
The third Anketell’s Grove (the other two being replaced by each subsequent house on different sites) was originally built in 1781.
Also known as Blayney Castle after the plantation castle nearby (from which the town gets its name),
An early 19th century house of two storeys with a five bay main front.
A dignified smaller classical house with a lower service wing.
Designed for the Shirley family by the historian Thomas Rickman and which is his only Irish commission,
Ballybay House, residence of Henry Edward John Leslie C.M.G.,