The Children of Castletown House

By Sarah Connolly-Carew MacPherson and Sarah Conolly-Carew

Castletown House, in County Kildare, was Ireland's largest private residence, a spectacular Palladian mansion which was once an alternative seat of political power to Dublin, and whose design was the basis for the White House in Washington DC. The four Conolly-Carew children, Sarah, Patrick, Diana and Gerald, were the last generation to grow up within its walls, and their story is a window into Ireland's real Downton Abbey, a world of servants and lavish balls, of cars run on charcoal, visiting Princesses, IRA intimidation, and Olympic glory. Today Castletown is owned by the state and operates as a highly regarded tourist attraction, but in this book you will hear what really happened in these banquet halls and about the dramas that unfolded beneath these still glittering chandeliers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845887506
• ISBN13: 9781845887506
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: THP Ireland
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.0"