Built / Designed For: Col. Dominick Browne
House & Family History: Claremont is an 18th century house of gray stone in the Palladian style. It was the seat of Denis Browne, brother of the 1st Marquess of Sligo. Claremont was noted for its banshee.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. II, p. 4, 1855.
Title: Guide to Irish Country Houses, A
Author: Bence-Jones, Mark
Year Published: 1988
Reference: pg. 84
Publisher: London: Constable and Company
ISBN: 0094699909
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Unknown
Park Listed: Unknown
Past Seat / Home of: Col. Dominick Browne, 18th century; Denis Browne. Blacker family, early 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Unknown
Primary Current Ownership Use: Unknown
House Open to Public: Unknown
Historic Houses Member: No