Derrynane House

Derrynane House
Teach Dhoire Fhionáin

Derrynane House in 2005
Location in Ireland
General information
Status Museum
Type House
Location County Kerry
Country  Ireland
Coordinates 51°45′49″N 10°07′44″W / 51.76361°N 10.12889°WCoordinates: 51°45′49″N 10°07′44″W / 51.76361°N 10.12889°W
Construction started 1825
Completed 1844
Renovated 1967
Website
Heritage Ireland

Derrynane House (Irish: "Teach Dhoire Fhionáin") was the home of Irish politician and statesman, Daniel O'Connell.[1] It is now an Irish National Monument and part of a 320-acre (1.3 km²) National Park.

O'Connell's Home at Derrynane

Derrynane House is the ancestral home of Daniel O'Connell, lawyer, politician and statesman. Situated on 120 hectares of parklands on the scenic Kerry coast, the House displays many relics of O'Connell's life and career. Access for visitors with disabilities to ground floor.[2]

The house is located on the Iveragh peninsula on the Ring of Kerry near the village of Derrynane in County Kerry, Ireland (3.5 km from Caherdaniel (off N70 - "Ring of Kerry"[2]). Guided tours of the house are available on request, along with a visual presentation.

History

The oldest part of the house, built in 1702, was demolished in 1967 for safety reasons during the restoration work. Daniel O'Connell built the two-story south wing facing the sea and the library wing to the east in 1825, the oldest surviving part of the house. The chapel was added in 1844 and was modeled on the ruined monastery chapel of Ahamore Abbey on nearby Abbey Island. Restoration work was completed in 1967, when the house was officially opened to the public as a museum by President De Valera.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Derrynane House". Heritage Ireland. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Derrynane House". Derrynane House. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  3. ↑ "Archaeological Survey Database SMR No KE106-074". National Monuments Service. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

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