Muckross House
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Muckross House (
National Park in the Irish Free State (now Republic of Ireland) and formed the basis of the present day Killarney National Park. The house now forms part of a visitor attraction marketed as Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms.[1]
History
With sixty-five rooms, it was built in the
Queen Victoria in 1861. It is said that these improvements for the Queen's visit were a contributory factor in the financial difficulties suffered by the Herbert family which resulted in the sale of the estate. In 1899 it was bought by Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun
who wanted to preserve the dramatic landscape. He did not live in the house, but rented it out to wealthy groups as a hunting lodge.
In August 1911, not long before the
First World War, Muckross House and its demesne were again sold to William Bowers Bourn, a wealthy Californian mining magnate.[2] He and his wife passed it to their daughter Maud and her husband Arthur Rose Vincent as a wedding present. The couple lived there until Maud's death from pneumonia
in 1929.
In 1932 her parents Mr and Mrs Bourn and their
National Park in the Republic of Ireland and formed the basis of present-day Killarney National Park. In later years the park was substantially expanded by the acquisition of land from the former Earl of Kenmare
's estate.
Description of Muckross House
The interior
The front entryway has a plethora of mounted trophy heads, including an enormous rack of antlers from the Irish elk (extinct), found preserved in a local bog.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Muckross House Killarney Ireland, Muckross Park, Ring of Kerry, Killarney attractions". www.muckross-house.ie. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- SFGATE. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
External links
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