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Ireland

Coollattin House (Malton House)

Shillelagh

Co. Wicklow

Ireland

Circa Date: 1800-08

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

  • Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house that was burned during the rebellion of 1798.

    Built / Designed For: 4th Earl Fitzwilliam

    House & Family History: Coollattin is notable for its tunnel (256 feet long) that leads from the kitchen to the Stables. In 1995 the House and 60 acres of land were sold to Coollattin Golf Club. In 2020 the club listed the 117-room Coollattin House, together with 21 acres, for sale for €975,000.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: At its height in the late 18th-early 19th centuries, the Coollattin Estate stood at 85,000 acres.

  • Architect: John Carr

    Date: 1800-08
    Designed: House for 4th Earl Fitzwilliam

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  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 2008
    Reference: pg. 228
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 9780300125085
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Unknown

    Park Listed: Unknown

  • Past Seat / Home of: William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, 1808-33; Charles William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam, 1833-57; William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, 1857-1902; William Charles de Meuron Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam, 1902-43; (William Henry Lawrence) Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam, 1943-48; Fitzwilliam family here until 1975.

    Current Ownership Type: Corporation

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Unoccupied

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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