Castletown House

Castletown House
Teach Bhaile an Chaisleáin
Castletown House is located in Ireland
Castletown House
General information
StatusMuseum
TypeHouse
Architectural stylePalladian
AddressCelbridge
County Kildare
W23 V9H3
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°20′57″N 6°31′50″W / 53.349079°N 6.530444°W / 53.349079; -6.530444
Elevation61 m (200 ft)
Groundbreaking1722
OwnerOffice of Public Works
Height21 m (69 ft)
Technical details
Materiallimestone, marble, brick, Portland stone, brass, oak[1]
Floor count3
Floor area4,880 m2 (52,500 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators1
Grounds220 ha (540 acres)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Alessandro Galilei, Edward Lovett Pearce (wings)
Other information
ParkingOn-site
Website
castletown.ie
Castletown House

Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, is a Palladian country house built in 1722 for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.[2] It formed the centrepiece of an 800-acre (320 ha) estate. The estate was sold in 1965, and later sub-divided. The house and a core demesne of 120 acres were bought by a group of people looking to preserve them, and became the first major project of the Irish Georgian Society; they were later transferred to a dedicated charitable foundation, and ultimately to State ownership. Most of the wider estate remaining was divided between State forestry company, Coillte, and developers, and parts were built on, notably the former orchard and walled garden. In September 2023, the main access road and car parking became the subject of access issues and protests.

  1. ^ "State helps to salvage crumbling stately home in Kildare". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ Dr. Paul Caffrey writing on www.irish-architecture.com Archived 22 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine