| Description |
1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Access |
Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
Castletown House, in County Kildare, was Ireland’s largest private residence, a spectacular Palladian mansion which was once an alternative seat of political power to Dublin, and whose design was the basis for the White House in Washington. The four Conolly-Carew children, Sarah, Patrick, Diana and Gerald, were the last generation to grow up within its walls, and their story is a window into Ireland’s real Downton Abbey, a world of servants and lavish balls, of cars run on charcoal, visiting Princesses, IRA intimidation and Olympic glory. Today Castletown is owned by the state, and operates as a highly regarded tourist attraction, but in this book you will hear what really happened in these banquet halls, and about the dramas that unfolded beneath these still glittering chandeliers. |
| System Details |
System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Castletown House (Celbridge, Ireland) -- History.
|
|
HISTORY / Europe / Ireland.
|
|
Celbridge (Ireland) -- Social life and customs.
|
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
Guinness, Desmond.
|
|
Conolly-Carew, Diana.
|
|
Conolly-Carew, Patrick.
|
|
Conolly-Carew, Gerald.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Macpherson, Sarah Conolly-Carew. Children of Castletown House. Dublin : The History Press Ireland, 2012. 9781845887506 (DLC)2012545159 |
| Standard No. |
9780750962452 |
| ISBN |
9780750962452 (e-pub) |
|
