Kilkenny Castle

Áras an Uachtaráin (formerly the Viceregal Lodge) is the official residence of the President of Ireland, located in the Phoenix Park on the Northside of Dublin1. Áras an Uachtaráin - Origins. The original house was designed by park ranger and amateur architect Nathaniel Clements, in the mid eighteenth century. It was bought by the administration of the British Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to become his summer residence in the 1780s. His official residence was in the Viceregal Apartments ...

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• Áras an Uachtaráin - Origins
• Áras an Uachtaráin - Murder
• Áras an Uachtaráin - Residence of the Irish Governor-General
• Áras an Uachtaráin - Residence of the President of Ireland
• Áras an Uachtaráin - The Ghost of Winston Churchill
• Áras an Uachtaráin - Visitors
• Áras an Uachtaráin - Footnotes
• Áras an Uachtaráin - External link

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The city is famous for its many mediæval buildings and is referred to as the "Marble City" for hundreds of years, but the black stone with decorative white fossils that forms the backbone of many of Kilkenny's fine buildings is actually polished limestone which has been quarried from around the city for centuries. The city is dominated by Kilkenny Castle and Saint Canice's Cathedral. The latter is named for Saint Canice, who also gave his name to the town (Cill Chainnigh is Irish for "Church of Canice"). Also of notice is the Dominican 'Black Abbey', fou ...

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Kilkenny, Kilkenny - Architecture, Kilkenny - Industry, Kilkenny - Sport, Kilkenny - Additional reading

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View from the top of the castle of the surrounding grounds Kissing the Blarney Stone The wishing steps in the Blarney Castle gardens The fairy glade The sacrificial altar The Rock Close ...

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Blarney Castle, Blarney Castle - Gallery of Images

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The original house was designed by park ranger and amateur architect Nathaniel Clements, in the mid eighteenth century. It was bought by the administration of the British Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to become his summer residence in the 1780s. His official residence was in the Viceregal Apartments in Dublin Castle. The house in the park later became the Viceregal Lodge, the "out of season" residence of the Lord Lieutenant (also known as the Viceroy), where he lived for most of the year. During the Social Season (January to St. Patrick's D ...

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Áras an Uachtaráin, Áras an Uachtaráin - Origins, Áras an Uachtaráin - Murder, Áras an Uachtaráin - Residence of the Irish Governor-General, Áras an Uachtaráin - Residence of the President of Ireland, Áras an Uachtaráin - The Ghost of Winston Churchill, Áras an Uachtaráin - Visitors, Áras an Uachtaráin - Footnotes, Áras an Uachtaráin - External link

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In the late 1990s the house once again changed hands. The new owners invested large sums to complete restore the mansion to its pristine state. In 2002 the restoration of Ardbraccan House won the Án Taisce Best Restoration of a Private Building award. It is now open to the public. In the early 2000s it was controversially decided to build a major new motorway linking Clonee and Kells through part of the house's historic demense. The Irish Georgian Society and environmentalists criticised the proposal. The motorway would also p ...

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Ardbraccan House, Ardbraccan House - The building of the house, Ardbraccan House - The controversy of Catholic gravestones, Ardbraccan House - Sale by the Church of Ireland, Ardbraccan House - The House today

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Kilkenny is one of the foremost counties in Ireland for proficiency in the game of hurling. This very fast and exciting field sport is indigenous to Ireland but is most popular in the geographical southern region. Kilkenny is one of the counties where certain players can attain the status of superstars where, on an Irish national level, their standing is alongside that of internationally renowned sporting personalities. Also started in Kilkenny was Lord Cameron Kenneth Butler's descendent James Butler's Tesco brand of supermarket, whi ...

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Kilkenny, Kilkenny - Architecture, Kilkenny - Industry, Kilkenny - Sport, Kilkenny - Additional reading

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Various visiting British monarchs stayed at the Viceregal Lodge, notably Queen Victoria and George V. American Presidents hosted include Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, all of Irish descent. Other famous visitors to the Áras an Uachtaráin have been Princess Grace of Monaco and her husband, Prince Rainier III; King Baudouin of the Belgians; King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia; Pope ...

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Áras an Uachtaráin, Áras an Uachtaráin - Origins, Áras an Uachtaráin - Murder, Áras an Uachtaráin - Residence of the Irish Governor-General, Áras an Uachtaráin - Residence of the President of Ireland, Áras an Uachtaráin - The Ghost of Winston Churchill, Áras an Uachtaráin - Visitors, Áras an Uachtaráin - Footnotes, Áras an Uachtaráin - External link

Read more here: » Áras an Uachtaráin: Encyclopedia II - Áras an Uachtaráin - Visitors

The town has a history of brewing and is home to St. Francis Abbey Brewery which was founded in the early 18th Century by messrs Cole and Smithwick. This brewery had been owned by the Guinness Ireland Group since the 1960s. At the beginning of the 21st Century, Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan plc to form Diageo, the world's largest alcoholic beverage business, and the brewery is now a part of Diageo Global Supply. Smithwick's Ale now forms only a small percentage of production there. Another product is the ale Kilkenny, a close relat ...

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Kilkenny, Kilkenny - Architecture, Kilkenny - Industry, Kilkenny - Sport, Kilkenny - Additional reading

Read more here: » Kilkenny: Encyclopedia II - Kilkenny - Industry

The house was left empty for some years, until the office of President of Ireland was created in 1937. In 1938, the first President, Douglas Hyde lived there temporarily while plans were made to build a new presidential palace on the grounds. The outbreak of World War II saved the building, which had been renamed Áras an Uachtaráin (meaning house of the president in Irish), from demolition, as plans for its demolition and the design of a new residence were put on hold. By 1945 it had become too closely identified with the pre ...

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Áras an Uachtaráin, Áras an Uachtaráin - Origins, Áras an Uachtaráin - Murder, Áras an Uachtaráin - Residence of the Irish Governor-General, Áras an Uachtaráin - Residence of the President of Ireland, Áras an Uachtaráin - The Ghost of Winston Churchill, Áras an Uachtaráin - Visitors, Áras an Uachtaráin - Footnotes, Áras an Uachtaráin - External link

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