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Lucan Manor is a Georgian-Palladian house and estate in
Lucan
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (3 November AD 39 – 30 April AD 65), better known in English as Lucan (), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba, Hispania Baetica (present-day Córdoba, Spain). He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imper ...
, County Dublin
County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin. It is located on the island's east coast, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Until 1994, County Dubli ...
. 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 ...
, it is remembered particularly for its association with the Sarsfield family. A castle or house has been recorded on the site since at least the 12th century.
History
Lucan manor is mentioned on thepipe roll
The Pipe rolls, sometimes called the Great rollsBrown ''Governance'' pp. 54–56 or the Great Rolls of the Pipe, are a collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer, or HM Treasury, Treasury, and its successors, as well a ...
as far back as 1272 when it was granted to Norman lords on the conquest of Ireland.
The Sarsfield family first acquired Lucan when it was bought in 1566 by the Tudor era
In England and Wales, the Tudor period occurred between 1485 and 1603, including the Elizabethan era during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603). The Tudor period coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England, which began with ...
figure Sir William Sarsfield who passed it on to his younger son. The Manor remained in the hands of the Sarsfields until the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649–1653) was the re-conquest of Ireland by the Commonwealth of England, initially led by Oliver Cromwell. It forms part of the 1641 to 1652 Irish Confederate Wars, and wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three ...
when they were dispossessed of it due to Patrick Sarsfield
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan ( 1655 – 21 August 1693) was an Irish army officer. Killed at Battle of Landen, Landen in 1693 while serving in the French Royal Army, he is now best remembered as an Irish patriot and military hero.
Born ...
's role in the Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was an uprising in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, initiated on 23 October 1641 by Catholic gentry and military officers. Their demands included an end to anti-Catholic discrimination, greater Irish self-governance, and ...
.
It was then awarded to the Irish soldier Sir Theophilus Jones. After the Irish Restoration in 1660, the Sarsfields attempted to recover the estate. Despite their appeals being rejected in court, they were eventually able to secure its return following the intervention of Charles II. There were further disputes following the death of William Sarsfield in 1675, with the manor eventually passing to his daughter, Charlotte Sarsfield, who married Agmondisham Vesey.
Lucan Manor was demolished in the 1770s. Its Georgian era
The Georgian era was a period in British history from 1714 to , named after the House of Hanover, Hanoverian kings George I of Great Britain, George I, George II of Great Britain, George II, George III and George IV. The definition of the Geor ...
Palladian villa replacement, Lucan House, was constructed around 1775 by Agmondisham Vesey and today still stands on the site. Upon the death of Vesey in 1785, the house and estate passed to his son George Vesey. On his death the house passed to his daughter Elizabeth Vesey and her husband Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet
Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 4th Baronet (1789–1829) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
He served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the member of parliament (MP) for Cork City 1812–1829.
He was the fourth of the Colthurst baronets i ...
. They and their descendants then had the house from 1836 to 1921.
The contents of the house were sold in their entirety in September 1925 by Sir Richard St John Jefferyes Colthurst, 8th Baronet.
Later, the house was acquired by Charles Hugh O'Conor, the son of Charles Owen O'Conor
Charles Owen O'Conor, O'Conor Don PC (Ire) (; 7 May 1838 – 30 June 1906),John P. McCarthyIreland: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present p. 379 was an Irish politician.
Life
The eldest son of Denis O'Conor, he was educated at ...
in the 1930s.
The house was owned by William Teeling
Sir Luke William Burke Teeling (5 February 1903 – 26 October 1975) was an Irish writer, traveller and a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom. He was known for his enthusiasm for a Channel Tunnel.
Background
Born on 5 February 190 ...
for a period in the 1940s when it featured in Country Life magazine.
As of 2022, the house is the residence of the Italian ambassador to Ireland. The Italian government had been renting the property since 1942 and acquired the property in 1954.
In 2023, the house was acquired by South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council () is the local authority of the county of South Dublin, Ireland. It is one of three local authorities created by the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 to succeed the former Dublin County Council before its abolitio ...
for around €15m with the Italian ambassador moving to a large house in Dartry
Dartry () is a small suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, often referred to as a corridor between Rathmines area and Milltown, Dublin, Milltown. Among the locations in Dartry are Dartry Road, Temple Road, Orwell Park and Palmerston ...
.
References
Bibliography
* Wauchope, Piers. ''Patrick Sarsfield and the Williamite War''. Irish Academic Press, 1992. {{Historic Irish houses , state=collapsed Buildings and structures in South Dublin (county) Demolished buildings and structures in the Republic of Ireland Buildings and structures demolished in the 1770s Diplomatic residences in Dublin (city) Georgian architecture in Dublin (city)