Great Irish Interiors: Cork's Fota House gets a new lease of life

We go behind the scenes and back in time at the ancestral residence of the Smith-Barrys as it stars on the small screen

The McCarthy Library in Fota House. Pictures: Chani Anderson

Cork's Fota House was in the spotlight as RTÉ's Great Irish Interiors made it back to our screens this week for a third series.

The Cork period property was first up in a programme that charts the ups and downs of preserving our stately homes and castles for posterity.