The Garden Facade
The Entrance Facade
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.
Architect: Daniel Robertson
Date: 1847House 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