This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Arthur founder of a brewery that would one day become the largest in the world. He moved from a very different life in a bishop’s house in Celbridge Co Kildare to Dublin, a city not for the fainthearted in the mid […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. 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 […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Period dramas offer an insight into life in domestic service, but do they sometimes whitewash a starker reality ? This talk reflects on the limited opportunities and harsh terms of employment of Dublin’s domestic servants in the early decades of the […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Set in the historic surroundings of Farmleigh House, home of Arthur’s great grandson Edward Cecil, this tour will tell the story of a man whose determination, innovation and business acumen transformed a humble Irish stout into a global legend. Tickets will […]
Another Chip off the Old Block – a tour for the stone mad! To celebrate International Sculpture Day this year our guide will share some more stories about Farmleigh sculpture and sculptors. Learn about the tools of the trade and the rocky journey from quarry to statue, with insight into the life and skills of […]
THIS EVENT AND WAITING LIST ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED. Join us at Farmleigh House where we celebrate the four Irish Nobel Laureates in Literature. On this tour we shine a light on the life of William Butler Yeats, the first Irish person to win the prestigious Nobel prize in literature. He is undoubtedly one of […]