Doneraile Court

Country house in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1640–1735

Detached three-storey over half basement country house, built c. 1730, containing fabric of earlier house, built c. 1645. Possibly also incorporating fabric of medieval castle. Extended 1805, conservatory added 1825, extended 1869, and also incorporating other nineteenth-century additions. Entrance front (north-east) is seven-bay three-storey, having very shallow three-bay breakfront with porch having balustraded roof, and three-bay bow ends. South-east elevation has three-bay three-storey centre flanked by three-bay bows. South-west rear elevation is three-bay four-storey, with single-and-two storey addition. North-west side elevation is three-bay four-storey flanked by four-storey bow to north-west and recessed two-bay four-storey elevation of south-west elevation to south-west. Three-bay east block with three-bay curved bow to south and three-bay rectangular-plan block to south, with former dining room to south-west now demolished. Kitchens and game store to south and conservatory to south-east. Hipped and pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks having decorative terracotta chimney pots and moulded tooled limestone cornice and eaves course. Some cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed squared rubble walls with tooled limestone quoins and string courses. Square-headed window openings, with moulded limestone surrounds to ground and upper floors of entrance and south-east ele

Type:
Country house

Period:
1640–1735

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.22°N, 8.58°W

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