Waringstown House is a 17th-century Grade A

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located in the village of

Waringstown Waringstown is a large village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies southeast of Lurgan, within the parish of Donaghcloney, and the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,683 people. Over the years, t ...

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...

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. As the oldest unfortified mansion house in Ireland, it was home to family of the place's

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, William Waring, who founded the village. Today the building remains the home of the family's descendants.

History

As a descendant of a wealthy family based in Belfast, William Waring built the house in 1667 along with the nearby church as a place of worship for his family, servants and tenants. Originally constructed of mud-covered rubble, the building was designed for defense, with two large towers flanking the main entrance. At one point the house played guest to

Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg Friedrich Hermann von Schönberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, 1st Count of Mertola, (french: Frédéric-Armand; pt, Armando Frederico; 6 December 1615 – 1 July 1690) was a Marshal of France and a General in the English and Portuguese Army. He was ...

, and his troops during the Battle of the Boyne.

References

{{coord, 54.43167, -6.29980, format=dms, type:landmark_region:GB-NIR, display=title Buildings and structures completed in 1667 Grade A listed buildings Buildings and structures in County Down