Russborough House [SEP] architect
Russborough House
Russborough House is a stately house situated near the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, Ireland, between the towns of Blessington and Ballymore Eustace and is reputed to be the longest house in Ireland, with a frontage measuring 210 m/700 ft. It is an example of Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Cassels for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and built between 1741 and 1755. The interior of the house contains some ornate plasterwork on the ceilings by the Lafranchini brothers, who also collaborated with Cassels on Carton House
and The Irish Georgian Society.
- McMinn, J, 2005, Images of devotion: Swift and portraits, in Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies, volume VIII, Irish Georgian Society.
- O’Connell, G, Francis Bindon: Portrait Painter and Architect.
External links.
- Biographical account on Clare County Library website
- Description of Newhall House, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Description of Russborough House, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Description of Woodstock House, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage