Muckross
House - Ireland -
2014
Muckross House is a mansion designed by the Scottish architect, William Burn. It was built in 1843 for the Anglo-Irish politician
Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, the watercolourist Mary Balfour Herbert.
With sixty-five rooms, it was built in the Tudor style.
Extensive improvements were undertaken in the 1850s in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1861.
In 1932 the owners donated the house to the Irish nation.
We were not allowed to take pictures inside the house.
Muckross House is a mansion designed by the Scottish architect, William Burn. It was built in 1843 for the Anglo-Irish politician
Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, the watercolourist Mary Balfour Herbert.
With sixty-five rooms, it was built in the Tudor style.
Extensive improvements were undertaken in the 1850s in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1861.
In 1932 the owners donated the house to the Irish nation.
We were not allowed to take pictures inside the house.
