Place: Doneraile Court

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property

Undaunted example of sustainable building conservation at centuries-old Cork building

Conserving old buildings allows our cityscapes to retain their history. Tommy Barker gets the heads-up on a sustainable, best-practice job

home and gardens

History, travel, sport and literature at rare book sale

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Plans for 'Blueway' along River Blackwater to be lodged to An Bord Pleanála

home and gardens

Your chance to buy drawings by Roald Dahl illustrator Quentin Blake

home and gardens

Leaves withering too early- a cause of concern?

property

Lady Freemason in the frame

Iconic 17th century Cork mansion Doneraile Court opens to the public

A magnificent 17th country home set in one of Ireland’s most visited parks is set to open to the public tomorrow for the first time in half a century.

Thu, 20 Jun, 2019

Majestic trees part of the autumnal delights in 'secret' Doneraile Park

MAGNIFICENT trees are, arguably, the most important legacy we have from the landed estates which once included most of the land of Ireland. We had about 5,000 landed gentry in the late 18th century, says Donal Hickey.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

A pre-Famine set of Ordnance Survey maps at Hegarty’s sale

Ridgeway collection is from Kilcolman Reserve at Doneraile, writes Des O’Sullivan.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2016

Ambitions to develop Doneraile attraction

A voluntary group which engineered a huge increase in visitor numbers to Doneraile Park does not intend to sit on its laurels.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2015

6,000-year-old house part of heritage featured in new book

A 6,000-year-old home built in the Ballincollig area features in a 200-page book on Heritage Houses of County Cork which could make an interesting Christmas stocking-filler.

Mon, 08 Dec, 2014

Walk of the Week: Doneraile Park opens up wonderful vista

DONERAILE PARK WALK

Mon, 17 Nov, 2014

Former ‘Blue Max’ rail line to woo tourists if amenity plan realised

A former 25-mile section of railway line which features a bridge made famous by the 1966 World War One film, Blue Max, could be opened as a walkway-cycleway.

Thu, 24 Apr, 2014

Historic park set for revamp to boost tourism

THE Office of Public Works (OPW) is set to carry out €500,000 of restoration work on a park in north Cork in a bid to increase visitor numbers to 300,000 per year within the next five years.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2011

€10m plan to turn Doneraile into tourist mecca

A €10 MILLION plan to turn a stately mansion and its extensive grounds into a major tourist attraction rivalling the Rock of Cashel and Muckross House is to be discussed next month by Fáilte Ireland and the Office of Public Works (OPW).

Mon, 08 Aug, 2011

Former Church property in small town has commercial potential

THE town where the first St Leger race took place is choc a bloc with period properties.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2004