Irish Country Houses book: Getting to the heart of the rise and fall of Ireland’s high society

Kya deLongchamps revels in a book which uses fascinating visual material from Irish mansions to illustrate life at that time and the dynastic tales behind the scenes

A consuming, highly illustrative book of luxuriant art, photography, architectural interest and convoluted dynastic tales, Irish Country Houses, Portraits & Painters, brings us to the beating, human heart of some of the most lovely and important mansions from all over Ireland.

Using fascinating visual material from private collections, galleries and public records, David Hicks celebrates the patrician personalities secreted behind the high castellated walls and snaking avenues that isolated Irish high society from the ordinary classes.