Ballykealy House is a 19th-century
great house and former
estate
Estate or The Estate may refer to:
Law
* Estate (law), a term in common law for a person's property, entitlements and obligations
* Estates of the realm, a broad social category in the histories of certain countries.
** The Estates, representat ...
in
Ballon, County Carlow
Ballon () is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the N80 road near Carlow town.
Amenities
Money from "Siopa Glas" on Main Street is channelled back into the village, school garden and to local charities.
There is a primary sc ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
History
Ballykealy House, sometimes spelt Ballykealey, was built between 1825 and 1835 for John James Lecky. It is a three story Tudor revival house on a t-shape plan. It was designed by the English architect,
Thomas Cobden
Thomas Alfred Cobden (1794 – 1842) was an English architect, best known for designing many buildings in south-east Ireland, such as Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow, Duckett's Grove and Browne-Clayton Monument.
Life
Cobden was born in Chich ...
, who also designed a number of other great houses in County Carlow including
Duckett's Grove
Duckett's Grove ''(Irish: Garrán Duckett)'' is a ruined 19th-century great house and former estate in County Carlow, Ireland. Belonging to the Duckett family, the house was formerly the focal point of a estate, and dominated the local land ...
.
The house once sat in an estate of 1,500 acres.
Current Use
In the 1990s, the house was converted to use as a hotel, with an extension being added to accommodate this.
See also
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List of country houses in County Carlow
This is a list of the historic " Big Houses" () of County Carlow, Ireland. The term is a direct translation from Irish and refers to the country houses, mansions or estate houses of the historical landed class in Ireland.
This page lists ...
References
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Buildings and structures in County Carlow