Old Connaught House Explained

Old Connaught House^[2] is an 18th-century house located in Rathmichael, Dublin, Ireland.^{[3] [4]}

Though originally built for bishop William Gore, shortly after his death in 1784 it was leased by William Plunket (later Baron Plunket).^[5] The house was occupied by the Plunket family for several generations.

The house was sold to the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1946 and was in use from 1946-72 as a novitiate school before being sold on again.^{[4] [6]}

The house remained unoccupied for several years before being leased to a non-profit equestrian organisation.^[4]

It was sold in 2000, renovated, and is now a development of 24 apartments in the main house with a further 26 apartments in a separate building within the grounds.^{[5] [7]}

The townland of Old Connaught was identified by Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council as an 'Historic Landscape Character Area' (HLCA) in their Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Old Connaught House, Ferndale Road, Old Connaught, DUBLIN . Buildings of Ireland . 8 November 2024.
2. Web site: Oldconnaught House / Teach Sheanchonach . . logainm.ie . 7 November 2024 .
3. Web site: Style: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. buildingsofireland.ie. 24 January 2016.
4. Web site: History of Old Connaught House & Gardens and Festina Lente -. Festina Lente Foundation. 15 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170715151315/http://www.festinalente.ie/index.php/history-of-old-connaught-house-gardens/.
5. Web site: History . Oldconnaughthouse.ie . 9 March 2019.
6. Web site: Old Connaught . The Irish Aesthete . 8 November 2024 . 5 July 2021.
7. Web site: Apartment 13, Old Connaught House, Old Connaught, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin, A98CK26 is for sale on Daft.ie . Daft.ie . 8 November 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028: Written Statement . . dlrcoco.citizenspace.com . 7 November 2024 .