Strathmore is a

mansion A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word '' manse'' originally defined a property l ...

in Killiney, Dunleary-Rathdown in Ireland, and formerly the Official residence of the

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. The house dates from the 1860s and was designed by Dublin-born Irish architect

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and was extensively remodelled in the late 1940s by British architect Oliver Hill. It is located south of Dublin City Centre, from Killiney DART station. Strathmore is approximately in area. Strathmore sits on a triangular piece of land surrounded mostly by Strathmore Road, but faces Killiney Hill Road. It features views of

Killiney Bay Killiney () is an affluent seaside resort and suburb in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It lies south of neighbouring Dalkey, east of Ballybrack and Sallynoggin and north of Shankill. The place grew around the 11th century Killiney Chur ...

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, and northern

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is bordered by t ...

. The grounds vary from formal gardens, walled gardens, extensive wooded areas to magnificent open parkland at the lower level. The mansion purchased by the Government of Canada in 1957 for Can$54,000, served as the Canadian ambassadorial residence for fifty years until it was sold for Can$17.6 million in 2008, despite lobbying against the sale by former Ambassadors and Irish diaspora groups in Canada.

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{{coord, 53.2603, -6.115, display=title Houses completed in the 19th century Former official residences in the Republic of Ireland Buildings and structures in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations Canada–Ireland relations Diplomatic residences in Dublin (city)

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