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Ireland

Charleville House

  • Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house that was destroyed by fire in 1792.

    Built / Designed For: Charles Stanley Monck, 1st Viscount Monck

  • Garden & Outbuildings: The conservatory is built in the form of a Doric temple.

  • Architect: Richard Morrison

    Date: Early 19th century
    Designed: Greek Revival ceilings
    (Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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    Architect: Whitmore Davis

    Date: 1790-1810
    Designed: House for Charles Stanley Monck, 1st Viscount Monck.

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  • Title: Guide to Irish Country Houses, A
    Author: Bence-Jones, Mark
    Year Published: 1988
    Reference: pg. 82
    Publisher: London: Constable and Company
    ISBN: 0094699909
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Unknown

    Park Listed: Unknown

  • Current Seat / Home of: Ken and Brenda Rohan; Rohan family here since 1981.

    Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Major Walter Hitchcock, 17th century. Charles Monck, until 1752; Henry Monck, 1752-87; Charles Stanley Monck, 1787-92. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Charles Stanley Monck, later 1st Viscount Monck, 1798-1802; Henry Stanley Monck, 2nd Viscount Monck and 1st Earl of Rathdowne, 1802-48; Charles Joseph Kelly Monck, 3rd Viscount Monck, 1848-49; Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, 1849-94; Henry Power Charles Stanley Monck, 5th Viscount Monck, 1894-1927; Monck family here until 1929. Donald Davies, 20th century; Davies family here from 1941 until 1970. Hawthorne family, 1970s.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: Limited Access

    Phone: 016-624-455

    Historic Houses Member: No