Place: Monkstown Castle

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Hennessys' Cork harbour home hideaway

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Hennessys' Cork harbour home hideaway

THE arrival of Monkstown’s oft-coveted Castle House for sale on a weekend when Cork celebrates all things ocean and harbour related is an irony that would not have been lost on this home’s long-time owner, the late, great and erudite Cork gentleman Charlie Hennessy.

Antique and fine arts: Portraits and engravings in collection from Passage house

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Antique and fine arts: Portraits and engravings in collection from Passage house

House of the week: Monkstown Demesne, Cork €850,000

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House of the week: Monkstown Demesne, Cork €850,000

WATCH: Historic Monkstown Castle is ripe for final restoration

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WATCH: Historic Monkstown Castle is ripe for final restoration

VIDEO: Modern take on an old classic at Monkstown

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VIDEO: Modern take on an old classic at Monkstown

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Showhouse style in woodland wonder

Timbers inside and out

AUCTIONEER Stephen Clarke is bidding fair to be ‘Demesne Man,’ aka the main man, in house sales in Monkstown’s wooded demesne.

Sat, 15 May, 2010

Stepping out of the shadows of Monkstown’s restored castle

STEEPED in the past, but contemporary in just about every other way is the Coach House, in the historic shadow of Monkstown Castle.

Sat, 17 Apr, 2010

Castles are for keeps

Tommy Barker says you can buy Belvelly Castle for €375,000.

Sat, 19 Jul, 2008

Our history reduced to rubble

THE wanton self-destruction of our country’s architectural heritage is sickening.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2005

Wood setting adds to this home’s appeal

Sat, 25 Oct, 2003