English-style architectural beauty with great gardens

THREE generations of the Brooke family have grown up in Parkholme, one of Youghal’s finest private residences and an architectural gem.

Designed by the firm of Chillingworth and Leavy and built in 1931, the bricks were made locally in Youghal Brickworks, and the roof tiles were imported from France.

The design wouldn't look out of place in the Surrey Downs, which would indicate that the house follows the Domestic Revival style, an English trend of which the finest example is the Menlo Gardens estate in Blackrock, Cork. Chillingworth and Leavy also designed the Royal Cinema in Youghal.