Heritage Week 2025 Conservation of the Nineteenth Century Portieres for the Ballroom at Farmleigh House by Karen Horton, Independent Textile Conservator Edward Guinness purchased Farmleigh House and Estate in 1873. He commissioned a major renovation and extension programme to extend the house to the west and add a third floor, which took place between 1881 […]
Heritage Week 2025 Farmleigh House is an interesting example of built heritage. Constructed in the mid-18th century as a modest private residence, it changed hands many times before becoming the rustic retreat of the distinguished Guinness family and finally Ireland’s formal State Guesthouse The tour traces the evolution of a modest six roomed residential property […]
Heritage Week 2025 Take a tour of Farmleigh House and let us shine a light on the art which adorns its many walls. Learn about Edward Cecil Guinness, the man behind the collection and his significant contribution to the history of art collecting at the turn of the 20th century. Suitable for visitors aged 16 […]
Heritage Week 2025 The artistic and architectural legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has had a profound influence, through the Georgian and Victorian periods in which Farmleigh House was constructed and right up to the present. In this tour you will be guided through the ground floor of Farmleigh House, with a focus on spotting […]
Bígí linn le haghiadh turas trí Ghaeilge i Theach Farmleigh mar chuid de Sheachtain na nOidhreachta 2025! Bí linn le duine dár dtreoraithe eolacha ar thuras de Theach Farmleigh a thabharfaidh tú ón ochtú haois déag, nuair a cuireadh tús leis an tógáil, suas go dtí an lá atá inniu ann. Tá ticéid saor in […]
The OPW is delighted to announce free entry to over 70 OPW heritage sites on Saturday, 16th August to kick off National Heritage Week 2025 and we at Farmleigh are delighted to be participating! Complimentary guided tours of Farmleigh House will take place on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th August hourly from 10.30am to 4.30pm. […]
An illustrated talk by Rebecca Salter, artist and President of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, introducing the craftspeople behind the materials and tools used in Japanese woodblock printing and some more unusual uses of the technique. Rebecca Salter studied at Bristol Polytechnic and then at Kyoto City University of the Arts in Japan, where […]
Join us at Farmleigh House where we will shine a light on the remarkable legacy of Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, and his role in establishing the Iveagh Trust. As the former owner of Farmleigh, Lord Iveagh was not only a successful businessman but also one of Ireland’s greatest philanthropists. We will explore […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. From chandeliers to candelabra, we will discover and reflect on the illuminating patterns of real and artificial light in this beautiful eclectic home. Sunday May 11th 2025 at 2.30pm. Tour lasts approximately 1 hour. Age limit 12 yrs old + Places […]
Tar i gcuideachta le duine dár dtreoraithe eolacha ar thuras ar Theach Farmleigh, ar lena linn a rachaidh tú ón ochtú haois déag, nuair a tosaíodh an obair tógála, suas go dtí an lá inniu. Beidh an turas seo ar siúl ar an Domhnach, 11 Bealtaine, 11 a.m. Tá an turas saor in aisce, tiocfaidh do […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Who were some of Edward Cecil Guinness' neighbours? Learn about a jilted heiress and a young boy who became a famous English statesman. A gentleman whose half-brother was a notorious dictator and a newspaper tycoon who was once described “as the […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. The artistic and architectural legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has had a profound influence, through the Georgian and Victorian periods in which Farmleigh House was constructed and right up to the present. In this tour you will be guided through […]