Dunleckney Manor is a
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
in
Bagenalstown
Bagenalstown ( ), officially named Muine Bheag (), is a small town on the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland.
History and name
In the eight century, Saint Lappan reputedly founded a monastic school outside Bagenalstown in the townland ...
,
County Carlow
County Carlow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county located in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region of Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Carlow is the List of Irish counties by area, second smallest and t ...
,
Ireland
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.
History
Sir Nicholas Bagenal built the original manor between 1585 and 1610. The current building dates from the 17th century. Around 1850, the heir to the Bagenal estate, Walter Newton, renovated the house, incorporating parts of the original structure.
In 1989, the house was purchased by Helen and Derek Sheane. The estate was in bad repair, requiring a new roof and extensive work to the windows and floors.
Design
The manor was redesigned around 1835 by British architect
Daniel Robertson (d.1849) in the
Tudor gothic
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style. It features
ashlar masonry
Ashlar () is a cut and dressed stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape. The term can also refer to a structure built from such stones.
Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, and is generally ...
,
oriel window
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s, and
fan-vaulted ceilings. The ornate wooden staircase includes several medieval wooden carvings from
St Canice's Cathedral
St Canice's Cathedral (, ), also known as Kilkenny Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Kilkenny city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Province of Dublin (Church of Ireland), Dublin. Previously the cathedral o ...
in nearby
Kilkenny
Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...
.
See also
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List of country houses in County Carlow
This is a list of the historic " Big Houses" () of County Carlow, Ireland. The term is a direct translation from Irish and refers to the country houses, mansions or estate houses of the historical landed class in Ireland.
This page lists 88 ...
References
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Buildings and structures in County Carlow
Houses in the Republic of Ireland