Castletown House

Yesterday I spent the day sightseeing.  I went to Castletown House where my friend Kieran is a tour guide.  Castletown House was built between 1722 and 1729 for William Conolly who was a speaker of the Irish Parliament.  Castletown House was kept in the family until 1965 when the Irish Georgian Society obtained it.  The house is now owned by the state and is open to the public with daily tours.  Castletown House is beautiful with lavish decorations and stunning wood and plaster work inside and out.  The central staircase inside is something to awwww over with it sweeping down from the second story to the first spreading out for all to see. Unfortunately pictures could not be taken inside due to the original oil paintings and statues.  If a flash were to go off from a camera the artwork would start to deteriorate.  For more information on this lovely house go the website  http://www.castletownhouse.ie/

Love Always,
Amanda

Whole picture of Castletown House from the website http://ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/kildare/celbridge/castletown/introduction.html