The Guinness family brewing dynasty owned many imposing houses and estates throughout Ireland and England. This illustrated talk will focus on some of the prominent members of the family and the properties they owned, restored and improved. Suitable for Age 12 and over This talk is free, but booking is essential through eventbrite.ie.
This tour is inspired by the eclectic taste and discerning eye of Edward Cecil Guiness as expressed in the art works and historical wall hangings that adorn the ground floor here at Farmleigh House. The anecdotes delivered between viewings are liberally sprinkled with factual details which serve to highlight both the personal impulse and the […]
This prestigious award conferred by the Royal Irish Academy has been awarded to George Salmon (Mathematician), Sir William Wilde (Polymath and father of Oscar Wilde), Sir Howard Grubb (Astronomy) and Seamus Heaney (Nobel Laureate-Poet). Stories in the Library about these men, their achievements and their Farmleigh fame. This talk is free, but booking is essential […]