Waterford Castle - DiCamillo

Waterford Castle

Little Island, Waterford

Co. Waterford

Ireland

Circa Date: 1895, incorporating earlier elements, w/20th & 21st century alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Gerald Purcell-Fitzgerald
Architect: William Henry Romaine-Walker

Date of Birth: 1854
Date of Death: 1940
Nationality: British
Notes: Educated at Lancing College. Articled to George Edmund Street for five years. Began independent practice in 1881. In partnership with Augustus William Tanner 1881-96, with Francis Besant 1900-11, and with Gilbert Henry Jenkins from 1911 until 1940. Romaine-Walker became a fashionable society architect and decorator.

Date: 1895
Designed: House for Gerald Purcell-Fitzgerald

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House Listed: Unknown

Park Listed: Unknown
"Barry Lyndon" (1975).
Past Seat / Home of: Gerald Purcell-Fitzgerald, 1895-1946; Fitzgerald family here from the 12th century until 1958.

Current Ownership Type: Corporation

Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

Ownership Details: The castle has been a hotel since the 1980s.
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 353-051-878-203

Fax: 353-051-879-316

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.waterfordcastleresort.com/

Historic Houses Member: No

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