Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . two wings, withintervening colonnades of the Ionic order. The building bears threerows of windows, having thirteen in each row, and the basement of thisfront is ornamented with a grand flight of steps. All these features arecomprized in the accompanying view. An extensive Park considerablyenhances the beauty of the demesne. In a volume of Excursions in Ireland, printed about sixty years ago,the writer, in speaking of Castletown, the seat of Mr. Conolly, thegreatest commoner in the kingdom, describes the in
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . two wings, withintervening colonnades of the Ionic order. The building bears threerows of windows, having thirteen in each row, and the basement of thisfront is ornamented with a grand flight of steps. All these features arecomprized in the accompanying view. An extensive Park considerablyenhances the beauty of the demesne. In a volume of Excursions in Ireland, printed about sixty years ago,the writer, in speaking of Castletown, the seat of Mr. Conolly, thegreatest commoner in the kingdom, describes the interior as consist-ing of a magnificent hall and staircase with massive brass balustrades ;a gallery, 86 feet long; three handsome drawing rooms, furnishedwith a well chosen collection of Paintings; and a parlour of beautifulproportions and ample size, and as fitted up in the most elegant likewise bears testimony to the hospitality evinced by the worthyproprietors mode of living. Colonel Conolly, a nephew of the gentle-man above mentioned, is the present owner of
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