Ballyclough House | |
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Kilworth, Co. Cork | |
Location | |
Kilworth, County Cork, Ireland | |
Coordinates | |
57°18′22″N 4°27′32″E / 57.30611°N 4.45889°E | |
Architectural Style(s) | |
Elizabethan, Gothic Revival | |
Built | |
17th Century | |
Persons of Note | |
Birthplace of 1st Viscountess Doneraile
Birthplace of Sir Redmond Barry The 'MacAdam' Barry |
Ballyclough House, also known as Ballyclogh House, is an Irish country house built in the 17th century by members of the Anglo-Irish ascendency. It was the principal house of the Ballyclough Estate. The name Ballyclough is derived from the Irish, Baile Cloiche, which translates as town/townland of stone/stone building.[1] There are a number of townlands and villages in Ireland of the same or similar name. While the form 'Ballyclogh' is used on Ordnance Survey maps, the form 'Ballyclough' was commonly used.[2][3] Little remains of the original house.