Doneraile Court to receive €1.6m for refurbishment

Some €1.6m has been earmarked for the refurbishment of a historic house in Cork, on the site of one of Ireland’s top free visitor attractions.

The funding will give the green light for works on Doneraile Court, in North Cork. This will enable public access to the ground floor and provide visitor reception and an interpretive exhibition area in the three main reception rooms of the house.

The magnificent house, which dates to the late 1600s, sits on the walled Doneraile Wildlife Park. The site, in excess of 400 acres, boasts deer and cattle herds, formal gardens, walks along the Awbeg River, and plants and wildlife.