The Irish Country House
The Irish Country House
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Making use of letters, diaries, memoirs, estate documents, inventories, travellers' tales and family reminiscences, the author examines the lifestyle of the "rural sovereigns", describing the elegance, discomfort, and danger associated with castle and mansion, and the lives of famous figures.
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The Irish Country House by Peter Somerville-Large
For 700 years the Ascendancy dominated Ireland: landlords built their great houses, landscaped their parks and spent wealth gathered from rents, before disappearing in the 20th century. Making use of letters, diaries, memoirs, estate documents, inventories, travellers' tales and family reminiscences, Peter Somerville-Large examines the lifestyle of the so-called "rural sovereigns", describing the elegance, discomfort, and danger associated with castle and mansion, and the lives of many famous figures who created or inhabited the great houses.
Peter Somerville-Large is the author of Cappaghglass, shortlisted for the Ewart-Biggs Prize.
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| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781856192378 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856192377 |
| Title | The Irish Country House |
| Author | Peter Somerville-Large |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1995-06-12 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |