Whearity, Peter Francis (2008) Contrasting fortunes of two Fingal ‘Big Houses’ in modern times: Kenure House and Ardgillan Castle. Dublin Historical Record, 61 (1). pp. 26-49. ISSN 0012-6861

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the background of the houses named above with a view to answering some questions as to why one survived while the other perished. The work will be set in three parts, the first part will deal with the history of big houses of Ireland in general and the diverse factors which influenced their history. The second part will focus on the two houses’ which concern this study and give a synopsis of their individual history. The third part will seek to take an overview of the determining factors which led to the positions as pertains today.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Fingal; Big Houses; modern times; Kenure House; Ardgillan Castle;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History
Item ID:	8696
Depositing User:	IR Editor
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2017 13:57
Journal or Publication Title:	Dublin Historical Record
Publisher:	Old Dublin Society
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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