Mount Shannon House (Mountshannon House)

Lisnagry, near Castleconnell

Co. Limerick

Ireland

Circa Date: 1740-50 w/19th century additions and alterations

Status: Shell

Burned Jun 14, 1920 during the Irish War of Independence

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Silver Oliver

Collections: Contents sold in 1888.
Architect: James Pain

Date of Birth: Circa 1779
Date of Death: 1877
Nationality: British
Notes: Brother of George Richard Pain, with whom he often practiced.

Date: Circa 1813-15
Designed: Alterations
(Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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Architect: Lewis William Wyatt

Date of Birth: 1777
Date of Death: 1853
Nationality: British
Notes: Lewis Wyatt was the fourth son of Benjamin Wyatt of Penrhyn. He was much in demand as an assistant by his famous architect uncles, James and Samuel Wyatt.

Date: 1809
Designed: Portico for 2nd Earl of Clare

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Title: Guide to Irish Country Houses, A
Author: Bence-Jones, Mark
Year Published: 1988
Reference: pg. 216
Publisher: London: Constable and Company
ISBN: 0094699909
Book Type: Hardback

Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pg. 1191
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Unknown

Park Listed: Unknown
Past Seat / Home of: Silver Oliver, 1750-55. White family, mid-18th century. John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare, 1765-1802; John FitzGibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare, 1802-51; Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare, 1851-64. Nevin family, late 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Unknown

Primary Current Ownership Use: Ruinous
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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