Desart Court

Desart Court was a house in County Kilkenny, Ireland, built around 1733 for the first Lord Desart, John Cuffe. The architect is believed to have been Sir Edward Lovett Pearce.

Desart Court
Desart Court is located in Ireland
Desart Court
General information
StatusPrivate dwelling house
TypeHouse
Architectural stylePalladian
LocationCounty Kilkenny, Ireland
CountryIreland
Coordinates52.58678°N 7.35264°W / 52.58678; -7.35264
Completed1733
Demolished1923 destroyed by fire and rebuilt, 1957 demolished
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Edward Lovett Pearce
DeveloperJohn Cuffe, 1st Baron Desart
References
[1][2]

History

The house was a two-storey core building with a basement, linked to two-storey wings, and was designed in a Palladian style. Inside there were elaborate plasterwork ceilings and notable staircases described as "handsome carved scroll-work in oak, in lieu of balusters". The house was considered a superlative example of its kind, however it was destroyed in February 1923 when it was burned by the IRA. A new house was rebuilt by Lady Kathleen Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, with Richard Orpen, ⁣⁣ but it was subsequently torn down in 1957.[3][4][5][6][7]

References
  1. "Desart Court Townland, Co. Kilkenny". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Inchiolaghan - Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Desart Court". The Irish Aesthete.
  4. "1733 – Desart Court, Callan, Co. Kilkenny". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 26 March 2013.
  5. "The Cuffe Family, Earls of Desart: Ghostly Women and Forgotten Heroes (2002)". Turtle Bunbury. 16 December 2014.
  6. "CO. KILKENNY, DESART COURT Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie.
  7. "The Cuffes of Desart". www.askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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