The Construction of Mount Ievers

THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOUNT IEVERS A DREAMLIKE HOUSE In 1736, Colonel Henry Ievers built Mount Ievers on the site of the old tower house at Ballyarrilla.[i] The new house has been variously described as Pre-Palladian, Queen Anne and early Georgian. The Hon. Desmond...
Captain Bunbury’s Diary for 1847

Captain Bunbury’s Diary for 1847

A transcription of a diary written by Captain William McClintock Bunbury, MP for Carlow, during 1847, the worst year of the Great Hunger, as well as the year in which work began on the new house at Lisnavagh.  Complete access to all articles on this website for €12 /...
Daniel Robertson, an American Architect in Ireland

Daniel Robertson, an American Architect in Ireland

  FAMILY ROOTS: OF KIRKS & MASONS   Daniel Robertson, the eccentric and prolific architect who built Lisnavagh House (1846-49) near Rathvilly in County Carlow, Ireland, was an American of Scots origin. Lisnavagh was his last commission before his death...