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By Don Ross, Office of Public Works, Farmleigh House. I decided to prepare a presentation on the story of the tailor “Tim Buckley”, prompted by the bust of the man himself which takes pride of place on the mantle in the Benjamin Guinness library at Farmleigh House. I...
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by Emer Ingoldsby, Office of Public Works. If a picture paints a thousand words – One amazing painting tells hundreds of Heritage heartwarmers. In this video which launches to coincide with Heritage Week 2020 , Farmleigh Guides present and explore Michael Angelo...
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by Don Ross, Office of Public Works The Farmleigh Clock Tower rises to 58.3m (about 200 ft.) in height and from the time of its construction it has been a significant landmark in the Castleknock area. It is believed to be slightly taller than Liberty hall which rises...
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by Margaret Soden, Office of Public Works, Farmleigh. If you were asked to jot down five objects that signify the material culture of Japan, what would you come up with? My list includes, The Kimono, Samurai warriors, Sushi, that wave print (I now know as The Great...
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by Maria O’Hanlon, Office of Public Works, Farmleigh. The portrait of Lucy de László (née Guinness) hangs in the hallway in Farmleigh House. The collection of art at Farmleigh comprises paintings, prints and sculptures on loan from the Guinness family, former...
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By Nuala Canny, Librarian, OPW. When the Guinness family sold Farmleigh to the Irish government in 1999, many of the contents, including the very fine library, were left on loan to Office of Public Works. Now known as the Benjamin Iveagh Library, this splendid...
