The Irish country house
By: the Knight of Glin, James Peill ; photographs by James Fennell
Contributors: Peill, James; Fennell, James
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780500515471
Subjects: Domestic Architecture; Country homes
Description: This book takes the reader on a tour of ten grand Irish country houses, still in the hands of their original families. The Knight of Glin and James Peill tell the tale of some of the more colourful inhabitants, whilst the specially commissioned photographs by James Fennell capture the distinctive personalities of the owners: a red silk bell-pull against green floral wallpaper, a drawer full of 200-year-old love letters, and the curve of a wonderfully carved antique chair. This is a book for lovers of Ireland, history or decoration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Birr Castle, Co. Offaly; title: Huntington Castle, Co. Carlow; title: Burtown House, Co. Kildare; title: Killruddery, Co. Wicklow; title: Tarbert House, Co. Kerry; title: Glin Castle, Co. Limerick; title: Lisnavagh, Co. Carlow; title: Killadoon, Co. Kildare; title: Tullynally, Co. Westmeath; title: Clandeboye, Co. Down; title: Bibliography; title: Acknowledgments.