Built in 1807, Bellair has capacity for a range of leisure activities – and to generate income

‘Fairy castle’ follows destiny of Dromoland, Ashford and Adare to ensure survival

A 25ft table from Carton House among the most expensive items to be auctioned

Tudor Hall, a distinguished home for Dublin luminaries, is now a superb contemporary home

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Ferdinand von Prondzynski's Westmeath home has a room where Churchill once stayed

Richard Morrison proposed to Yuko Yang on a beach and they got married a year later

Burren Beo Trust tours are aimed at making the Burren accessible to everybody

Cosy family kitchen is at the heart of Tullyard House, a handsome property in Trim

While the Earl of Howth renovated Howth Castle in 1840 he had two houses built down the hill in Sutton. One of them, for sale at €1.5m, has been given a boom-time renovation