Coolmore House
| Coolmore House | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Cork |
| Country | Ireland |
| Completed | 1788 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Unknown |
Coolmore House is a Georgian house located near Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland.
History
[edit]Built in 1788 by W.W. Newewnham (father of Edward Newenham),[1] Coolmore House is on the site of an older building from the late 1600s. This site has been the ancestral home of the Newenham family since that time.[2] The property was still owned by the Newenham family as of 2014.[3][4][5]
As of 2022, the house is in a derelict state.
Trivia
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In the 1983 television adaption of Molly Keane's Good Behaviour, Coolmore House was used as the fictional setting of Temple Alice.[6]
A painting of the house was commissioned by the Newenhams in 1809 by Gaspare Gabrielli. It sold for £156,500 at auction in 2007.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coolmore House, COOLMORE, CORK". Buildings of Ireland. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Coolmore". The Irish Aesthete. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Barker, Tommy (8 November 2014). "Lodge with big appeal". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Coolmore". 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Coolmore House". DiCamillo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Successful vegetable grower and man of considerable faith". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "view of coolmore house, county cork". www.sothebys.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.