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Jenkinstown Park
Jenkinstown Park is a park in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated off the N78 road about 10 km north of the city of Kilkenny and 11 km south of Castlecomer. Facilities Facilities include a picnic site, forest walks, deer park and a craft centre. A small garden to commemorate Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...'s association with the house has been laid down on the site of the old house. There are walks of between one and three kilometres through a plantation of mixed broadleaf and conifers. History The park was formerly part of the old Bryan-Bellew Estate. Flora The main tree species in the park are beech, ash, oak, and Norway spruce. Some original park trees from the 1870s survive and include a number of rare species such as the Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenkinstown Castle
Jenkinstown Castle was a country house using designs by William Robertson which incorporated the earlier Palladian building (pre-1798). This structure was built for Sir Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew, Patrick Bellew (1798-1866), first Baron Bellew of Barmeath at Jenkinstown Park, County Kilkenny, Ireland. However the design had serious structural issues and the Bellews hired architect Charles Frederick Anderson to remedy the situation. However some of that structure collapsed. The architect left Ireland and moved to the USA. The house was restored in a smaller version and remained occupied by the Bellew family until the 1930s. Once the family left the house, most of it fell into extreme disrepair. The chapel was used by the parish of Conahy. Some of the house was demolished. Today the castle is a manor house and was restored using material from the original building between 2013 and 2014. The chapel was converted into an auditorium. Visitors Thomas Moore was a guest staying in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |