Earlier Houses: There was an earlier 17th century house near the site of the current house.

Built / Designed For: Captain William McClintock-Bunbury

House & Family History: Lisnavagh is the family seat of the McClintock-Bunbury family, barons Rathdonnell, who first built a house here in 1696. In 1847, Captain William McClintock-Bunbury commissioned Daniel Robertson to build a new Gothic Revival style house, as well as gardens and pleasure grounds. The gardens were restored by the current Lady Rathdonnell, whose husband, the 5th Baron Rathdonnell, is the great-great-grandson of Captain McClintock-Bunbury. The Bunbury family claims descent from Baron de St. Pierre, a Norman knight who fought under William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. This branch of the Bunbury family left England in the 1660s and moved to Co. Carlow as tenants of the 1st Duke of Ormonde, from whom they rented land at Lisnavagh. They purchased the property from the Ormonde estate in 1702. Evelyn Waugh considered buying Lisnavagh when it was put up for sale in 1940.

House Listed: Unknown

Park Listed: Unknown

Seat of: William and Emily McClintock-Bunbury; McClintock-Bunbury family here since 1696.

Past Seat of: Captain William McClintock-Bunbury, 19th century; Thomas Benjamin McClintock-Bunbury, 5th Baron Rathdonnell, 20th-21st centuries.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

Ownership Details: Available for weddings and events

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Phone: 353599-161-473

Email: events@lisnavagh.com

Website: https://lisnavagh.com

Historic Houses Member: No