| Turvey House | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Private mansion house |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Georgian architecture |
| Location | Donabate |
| Address | Turvey, Donabate, County Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°29′35″N 6°10′24″W / 53.4930°N 6.1734°W |
| Completed | 1500s (tower house), 1600s (main house) |
| Demolished | 1987 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Nap render finish |
| Floor count | 3 |
Turvey House was a substantially altered 17th-century house, with tower house elements, synonymous with the townland of Turvey (Irish: Tuirbhe)[1][2][3] near Donabate in North County Dublin. Turvey is said to be a reference to the Irish mythical character Tuirbe Tragmar ("thrower of axes"), father of Gobán Saor.[4] At various stages, the house and surrounding lands formed the family seat of the Barnewall family. The house is said to have been constructed with stone from the ruins of the nearby Grace Dieu Abbey by either Sir Christopher Barnewall or Sir Patrick Barnewall.[5][6]
The house was demolished in controversial circumstances by a construction company, the Murphy Group, in 1987.[7]
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- ^ "The Gobbán Saor and Donabate". Fingal County Council. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Turvey Townland, Co. Dublin". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "From Barrow Boy to Viscount". History Ireland. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Turvey". The Irish Aesthete. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Casey, Christine; Hayes, Melanie (26 January 2023). "Enriching Architecture: Craft and its conservation in Anglo-Irish building production, 1660–1760". UCL Press. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Still in the dark over the Turvey House tragedy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 February 2022.