Belan House, Brannockstown
The ruins of Belan House are situated in the vicinity of Moone, Co. Kildare.
Belan House was home to the Stratfords, earls of Aldborough. The Stratfords
came to Ireland in the seventeenth century and purchased Belan where they
built a mansion from the ruins of a Fitzgerald castle destroyed in 1641.
Harristown
House, Brannockstown
Harristown House was originally built in 1740 by one Whitmore Davis as the
country seat of the La Touche family. For more than 150 years the late Georgian
house stood undisturbed, overlooking the Liffey and adjacent parklands. However
in 1891, the home of Mr. and Mrs. John La Touche was gutted by fire.
Newberry Hall,
Carbury
Newberry Hall, situated in the parish of Carbury, Co. Kildare, was built in
the 1760s for Arthur Pomeroy. It is a Palladian style house of red brick with
stone facings, and its design is attributed to amateur architect Nathaniel
Clements.
Russborough House,
Blessington
Russborough House in Blessington, is situated near the borders of counties
Kildare and Wicklow. Nestled in spectacular natural surrounding, there is no
other Palladian house in Ireland to rival it aesthetically or architecturally.
It was designed by the renowned German architect, Richard Castles.
Castletown
House, Celbridge
Castletown House, Celbridge, was built in 1722 for Speaker William
Connolly, the speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1715. It was designed
by the famous Italian architect Alessandro Galilei (1691-1737), and it remains
the only house in Ireland designed by him.
Oakley Park, Celbridge
Oakley Park, formerly Celbridge House, was built in 1724 by Arthur Price when
he was vicar of Celbridge. The house is thought to have been designed by
the architect Thomas Burgh.
Millicent House,
Clane
Millicent House, situated in Clane, was the residence of Richard Griffith after
he retired from trading in the East Indies in 1786. He is especially famous
for his Geological Map of Ireland and his Valuation of Rateable Property in
Ireland, more commonly known as Griffiths Valuation.
Knockanally
House, Donadea
Situated in Donadea, Co. Kildare, Knockanally House is built in what is known
as Italianate style. It is two storeys in height. It has a three bay entrance
and a superb view from the beautiful central Venetian window which overlooks
the gardens.
Kerdiffstown
House, Naas
Kerdiffstown House is situated at Naas, Co. Kildare. It is a three-storey house
and is dated to the eighteenth century. It was originally owned by the Hendrick
family. It was then passed onto the Aylmer family through the marriage of Charlotte
Hendrick to Michael Aylmer in 1853.
Carton House,
Maynooth
Carton House is situated about one mile from Maynooth beside the Galway Road.
This great house is nestled among a most beautiful setting of trees and lawns.
The Rye Water weaves its way through the estate lands until it joins the river
Liffey at Leixlip. The demesne is surrounded by a five mile long wall and there
are five lodge house dotted along the boundary.
Forenaughts
House, Naas
Forenaughts House, situated in the district of Naas, is an early to mid-eighteenth
century house. It was home to the Wolfe family, among whose members was Theobald
Wolfe, godfather to Theobald Wolfe Tone.
Market House,
Kildare Town
The Market House, situated in Kildare town, dates from the early nineteenth
century. It is believed to have been built to replace an earlier and similar
structure, as Kildare is known to have been a market town as far back as the
sixteenth century. This is confirmed by John Rocques map of 1757 which
shows a market house in the same location