A stunning eight-bedroom 17th-century mansion once owned by the famous Smithwick brewing family has gone on sale in Co Kilkenny.
The secluded property occupies an "extraordinary location", and is noted by the Inventory of Architectural Heritage for the preservation of its original features and for the quality of its craftsmanship. Geoghegan also worked on Annagh's Castle in Kilkenny, and was responsible for some of the bank buildings at Foster Place and Dame Street in Dublin.
Daniel O'Connell, Tyrone Power, James Cagney and the Guinness family were among the visitors, with "film stars and aristocracy" said to have danced through the home's "beautiful and graceful formal rooms".The property "has a host of reception rooms as well as a fully fitted kitchen which features original ceramic brick wall tiles, painted units and Aga cooker," the listing says.
There is also a dining room, drawing room, music room and living room, in addition to an office, storerooms, utility rooms, a boot room and cloakroom.