Kildrought House

Kildrought House is an early Georgian house and museum located in Celbridge, Ireland.[1]

Kildrought House
Teach Chill Droichid
Former namesCelbridge Academy
General information
StatusMuseum
TypeHouse
Architectural styleGeorgian
AddressMain Street
Town or cityCelbridge
CountryIreland
Coordinates53.340204°N 6.537514°W / 53.340204; -6.537514
Elevation52 m (171 ft)
Groundbreaking1719
Renovated1985–95
OwnerJune Stuart
Technical details
Materialstone, red clay, mortar, red brick, timber
Floor count2 at front, 3 at rear
Design and construction
ArchitectThomas Burgh
Renovating team
ArchitectHowley Hayes

Location

Kildrought House is located on Celbridge's main street, on the left bank of the River Liffey and 1.1 km southwest of Castletown House.[2]

History

Kildrought House was built in 1719–20 by to the design of Thomas Burgh, for upholsterer and tapestry weaver Robert Baillie: his works depicting the Siege of Derry and the Battle of the Boyne still hang in the Irish House of Lords chamber.[3] Baillie was a tenant of William Conolly.[4]

From 1782 to 1814 it was John Begnall's Celbridge Academy, offering education, among others, future bishop John Jebb and the sons of George Napier.[5][6] It also served as a fever hospital (cholera), vicarage and dispensary at various times, and as an Irish Constabulary barracks from 1831 to 1841. After 1861 it was leased by Richard Maunsell of Oakley Park.

The interior was restored in 1985–95 by the owners, the Stuart family.[7] In 2003 funding of €7,500 was acquired from the Irish Georgian Society for restoration.

Description

Kildrought House is a house of two storeys to the front elevation and three to the rear (including a basement). It is five bays wide with a central Palladian window. The building has lime-based, wet dash rendered walls. The roof is of slate tiles. There is a formal garden with brick summer house.[8] A statue of brewer Arthur Guinness stands in the street outside.[9]

References
  1. "Search Error: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage".
  2. O'Dowd, Desmond J. (1 October 1997). "Changing times: the story of religion in 19th century Celbridge". Irish Academic Press – via Google Books.
  3. "CelbridgeOnline - News, Events and Business Listings".
  4. Glin, Knight of; Peill, James (1 January 2007). Irish Furniture: Woodwork and Carving in Ireland from the Earliest Times to the Act of Union. Yale University Press. p. 322 – via Internet Archive. kildrought house.
  5. "Places of Interest In Celbridge - Things To Do Celbridge - Celbridge Manor Hotel".
  6. "Kildrought House".
  7. "Kildrought - Howley Hayes Architects".
  8. Society, Irish Georgian. "Kildrought House".
  9. "Celbridge Guinness statue model unveiled".
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