Howth Castle has since its first construction in the 12th century always been in the same family. Although a family home also of the present owners, the Gaisford St. ... read more
Ardgillan Castle was built in 1738 by Reverend Robert Taylor. It remained in the Taylor family until 1962. Today, owned by the Fingal County Council who restored ... read more
Bantry House and Garden, home to the White family since 1739, houses an important private collection of furniture and objects of art. It is open to the public since 1946 ... read more
Newbridge House and Farm, dating back to 1747, houses a unique collection of Irish furniture, the Cobbe Collection of Old Master portraits, landscapes and family ... read more
Borris House is a living house, a working farm and the ancestral home of the MacMurrough Kavanaghswe. Today it is managed by the 16th generation. The castle and ... read more
Slane Castle has been, since the 18th century, the family home of the Conyngham family. It has become famous by its rock concerts, launched by the present owner, the ... read more
Powerscourt House, an 18th century castle and dating back to the 13th century, is famous for its landscaped gardens, occupying 19 hectares (47 acres). The castle ... read more
Crom Castle is owned since 1609 by the Creighton (later Crichton) family, Earls of Erne. The estate is managed by the National Trust. read more
Florence Court House was built by John Cole, Esq. (1680–1726) and named after his wife Florence Bourchier Wrey. The Cole family, later the Earls of Enniskillen, left ... read more
Castle Ward has been the residence of the Ward family since ca. 1570, but was presented to the state, due to death duties, in 1950 by the 6th Viscount Bangor. Today it is ... read more
Castle Coole, now property of the National Trust and open to the public, was build in the 1790s for the 1st Earl of Belmore. The estate has been the home of the ... read more
Glenarm Castle has been in the McDonnell family since its construction in 1636. It is currently owned and inhabited by Randal, Viscount Dunlace (son of Alexander ... read more
Clandeboye Estate (1674) is today the home to Lindy, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava. The House itself was build in 1801. The grounds and Courtyard are open to the public ... read more
Lissan House, now open to the public, has been the seat of the Staples Baronets of Lissan and Faughanvale from 1628. The Estate and its historic collections were gifted to ... read more
Killruddery House is the seat of the Brabazon family and presently inhabited by the fifteenth Earl and Countess of Meath, their son Lord Ardee, his wife Lady Ardee ... read more
Fota House's history is closely linked to the Smith-Barry family (Earls of Barrymore since 1627), who were granted lands at Fota already in 1185. Owned today by ... read more
Braemar Castle was built in 1628 for the Earls of Mar, but it was purchased in 1732 by John Farquharson, 9th Laird of Invercauld. Today, leased to the local community, ... read more
Duff House, build early 18th century by William Adams for William Duff, Lord Braco (later 1st Earl Fife), is today displaying the collections of the National Galleries of ... read more
Fyvie Castle, dating back to the 12th century, is since 1984 in the hands of the National Trust for Scotland. It contains opulent Edwardian interiors with antiquities, ... read more
Blair Castle, surrounded by its 59.000 ha (145,700 acres) estate, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray ... read more