Lisnevagh House |
Lisnevagh House |
Lisnevagh House |
Lisnevagh House |
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- Lisnevagh House
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The Bunbury Family |
- 1840 map of
Lisnavagh
- It is certainly notable that on an 1840s map of Lisnavagh, there are
several buildings of which no trace now exists, particularly near the
house today called Germaine’s. My father believes there was formerly
some buildings in the Pump Field (just left of the entrance gates into
Lisnavagh) but these cannot be seen on the 1840s map either.
Lisnavagh House, Lisnavagh Demesne,
County Carlow
 Situated close to the River Slaney not far from Rathvilly in
the north of Co Carlow, Lisnavagh House has been a family home for eleven
generations. The estate covers almost 1,000 acres and includes Lisnavagh
House, several cottages, grazing & tillage land, 250 acres of mainly
hardwood Woodlands, the impressive Farmyard and Victorian gardens with 14
acres of Pleasure Grounds, including the gorgeous American Gardens, a
majestic Irish Yew Walk, a walled garden, mixed borders and rock gardens.
The original house at was built in 1696 by William Bunbury, whose father
Benjamin emigrated from Cheshire to Ireland in the 1660s. In 1847, Captain
William McClintock Bunbury, MP for Carlow, commissioned the Scottish
architect Daniel Robertson to build a new house and farmyard at Lisnavagh.
 The
Tudor Revival mansion was substantially reduced in size in 1952. Lisnavagh
has undergone substantial renovation since 2005. The restoration has been
carried out using traditional materials, such as lime plaster and mortars.
The name "Lisnavagh" is believed to come from the Irish Lios na BhFea,
meaning 'garden' or enclosure of beech. The estate is fully owned and
managed by the McClintock Bunbury family.
The Bunbury's descend from a
Norman, the Baron de St Pierre, who served with William the Conqueror in
1066. Settled in Co Carlow since the 17th century, the Bunbury's quickly
became an important part of the ruling elite in Ireland.
By 1860, the estate
at Lisnavagh had evolved into one of the most advanced and efficient farms
in the country. In 1879, Thomas McClintock Bunbury of Lisnavagh succeeded
his uncle to become 2nd Lord Rathdonnell.
His great-grandson Benjamin, the
present Lord Rathdonnell, succeeded to Lisnavagh in 1959. For a more
detailed history of the McClintock Bunbury family, please visit
http://www.turtlebunbury.com/family/bunburyfamily_lisnavagh.html
Nominal Roll of Labour employed at Lisnavagh
8th
September 1932
|
Name |
Occupation |
| Barry,
M. |
Farm. Stockman |
| Byrne,
Jack. |
Farm. Yardman |
| Clarke, Joe. |
Farm |
| Clarke, B. |
Farm |
| Clarke, Frank. |
Stables |
| Connors, M. |
Farm |
| Connors, L. |
Farm |
| Cran,
Dick. |
Garden |
| Cullen, Mick. |
Woods |
| Curren, Tom. |
Woods |
| Curry,
Bill. |
Farm |
| Dowdall, C. |
Stables |
| Dowling, Joe. |
Farm |
| Dowling, Atty. |
Farm |
| Dowling, Jack. |
Farm |
| Dowling, T. |
Farm |
| Dowling, Pat. |
Farm |
| Elliott, Jack. |
Woods |
| Faulkner, C. |
Head Gardner |
| FitzPatrick, Mrs. |
------- |
| Forans, Mick. |
Farm |
| Giff,
Henry A. |
Land Steward |
| Giff,
Henry. |
Farm |
| Giff,
Mrs. |
Farm (Dairy & Poultery) |
| Halligan, Tom. |
Smith |
| Halligan, M. |
Woods |
| Hagerty, Tom. |
Smith’s Mate |
| Kelly,
Dan. |
Farm |
Lisnevagh 1847
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