400 years old and still in impeccable shape

HIGH up in the Drum Hills between Ardmore and Dungarvan, the Sheriff of Waterford, Richard Osborne, decided to build himself a farmhouse.

That was back in 1619 and as the esteemed officer of the Crown must have used some pretty good builders, the property is still standing.

In fact, more than that, Barnastook House is in impeccable order, and although it may have had a new roof or two over the last 400 years, it’s still much the same as when the Osbornes had it.