Cloughjordan House

Cloughjordan House is a private residence in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland. Built on the site of a tower house that was extended in the 17th and 18th centuries. The present house comprises a central two storey five bay section flanked by two gable fronted sections.

Grounds

The grounds contain the remains of a moat and extensive farm buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries.[1] Records from the walled nursery garden[2] have been transferred to the archives of the National Botanic Gardens (Ireland).[1]

Present use

Still privately owned and occupied the house is occasionally open to the public by prior arrangement and is the location of a cookery school, wedding venue, event destination and B & B accommodation. Concerts were held here during Cloughtoberfest the Gypsy Jazz and Irish craft brewing festival.[3][4]

Protection and listing

The property is listed on North Tipperary County Council’s record of protected structures (ref S456 & S458)[5] The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage lists the house as being of special interest in the architectural, artistic, archaeological, historical and social categories.[6]

References
  1. "Cloughjordan House, Cloughjordan, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  2. "Style: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  3. http://www.cloughjordanhouse.com/
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2019-07-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20071119083811/http://www.tipperarynorth.ie/countydevelopmentplan/app_3.html. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie

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