Old Connaught House
Though originally built for bishop William Gore, shortly after his death in 1784 it was leased by William Plunket (later Baron Plunket). The house was occupied by the Plunket family for several generations.
The house was sold to the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1946 and was in use from 1946-72 as a novitiate school before being sold on again.
The house remained unoccupied for several years before being leased to a non-profit equestrian organisation.
It was sold in 2000, renovated, and is now a development of 24 apartments in the main house with a further 26 apartments in a separate building within the grounds.
The townland of Old Connaught was identified by Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council as an 'Historic Landscape Character Area' (HLCA) in their Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028.
References
- ^ "Old Connaught House, Ferndale Road, Old Connaught, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Oldconnaught House / Teach Sheanchonach". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Style: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "History of Old Connaught House & Gardens and Festina Lente -". Festina Lente Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017.
- ^ "History". Oldconnaughthouse.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Old Connaught". The Irish Aesthete. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Apartment 13, Old Connaught House, Old Connaught, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin, A98CK26 is for sale on Daft.ie". Daft.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028: Written Statement" (PDF). dlrcoco.citizenspace.com. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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