Newhall House and Estate
Building in Ennis, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newhall is an Irish country estate near Ennis in County Clare, which includes a 17-bedroom 17th-century Georgian country house. The estate, held by successive members of the gentry, contains a holy well, and has an associated legend concerning a mermaid.[2] It also includes gate lodges, woodlands, parklands, lakes and Killone Abbey, a national monument (founded 1190 by Donald Mor O’Brien, King of Thomond, for nuns of the rule of St. Augustine)[3][4] and Saint John the Baptist Holy Well which is recognised by the Catholic church as a miracle well for sore eyes, headaches and toothaches.[5]
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Newhall House and Estate | |
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General information | |
Status | Country House |
Architectural style | Georgian |
Town or city | Ennis |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 52.808859°N 9.011908°W / 52.808859; -9.011908 |
Groundbreaking | 1650 |
Owner | Commane family |
Affiliation | Parish of Killone |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Francis Bindon |
Developer | O'Brien and MacDonnell build the front section 1765 |
Website | |
http://www.newhall.ie | |
References | |
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