Woodstock House and Gardens - Historical Sites
Woodstock House, now a ruin, was for generations the home to the Tighe family. In 1737, the twenty-six-year-old Sir William Fownes inherited the estate and commissioned an elegant mansion, completed in 1745. He hoped to establish himself with the gentry of the area and to impress the 2nd Viscount Duncannon, soon to become the first Earl of Bessborough, whose daughter Elisabeth he planned to marry. Over the next forty-five years, Woodstock was the background to a series of dramas that led to the deaths of William, Elisabeth and their son-in-law William Tighe.
Many gardens and walks were laid out between 1840 and 1900 by another William Tighe and his wife Lady Louisa Lennox. The gardens contain many exotic plants from Asia and South America, including the Monkey Puzzle tree and the Noble Fir tree which form two of the walks in the gardens, as well as specimens of the Coast Redwood.
In 1921, the property was occupied by the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, which caused much local resentment, and then by troops of the Free State Army, who were withdrawn from the premises during the Irish Civil War, on 1 July 1922. The house, left unguarded, was burnt down the next day, and remains a derelict empty shell, overgrown with vegetation. The grounds are being restored by Kilkenny County Council and are open to the public.
Also known as the Pleasure Grounds, the Arboretum at Woodstock was the focus of a considerable amount of exotic tree planting during the 19th Century.
Today the arboretum is dominated by conifers, notably Pinus montezumae var hartwegi, (Hartweg’s pine), Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood), Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar), Sequoia dendron giganteum (Giant Redwood), Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara cypress), Thuja standishii (Japanese Arbor-vitae) and Thuja plicata ‘Zebrina’ (Golden Variegated Western Red Cedar) to name a few. In addition to the conifers are several other notable trees including Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’ (Weeping beech – Irish Clone), Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut), Quercus ilex (Holm Oak), Luma apiculata (Chilean myrtle), Crinodendron hookerianum (Chilean Lantern Bush).
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Exploring Woodstock Gardens and Arboretum, Inistioge, Co Kilkenny Ireland
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V107 - Trip to Inistioge Co. Kilkenny and Woodstock House and Gardens
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We went for a trip in the Cali to Inistioge in county Kilkenny. An absolutely beautiful village. The gardens are being restored and are worth a visit. I was getting in some practice with my Ronin S - needs more practice! Thanks for watching! J.
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Woodstock Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland, Autumn 2010
Family trip to this County Kilkenny Garden, Ireland. Created in Apple iMovie. Pics / film by me, music Autumn Gold by Sweeney's Men.
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Rothe House & Garden, a historic house in Kilkenny in the South East of Ireland, is the only example of an early 17th century merchant’s townhouse in Ireland.
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It is an important element of Kilkenny’s heritage.
By clicking on the links you will find out more about the history of Rothe House and Kilkenny. You will also discover our historic garden and our museum, which is one of the few private museums in Ireland.
Rothe House is the centre for Irish genealogy in Kilkenny city and county, and you can research your Kilkenny family history with us.
Built between 1594 and 1610, Rothe House is steeped in rich local and national history and a visit is high on the list of things to do in Kilkenny.
The House and Garden are owned by the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, and managed by Rothe House Trust. The House is open to the public as a Museum, displaying some of the 2,500 historic artefacts collected by the Society since its founding in 1947. These artefacts all relate to Kilkenny heritage throughout the ages and some date from pre-historic times. The Garden, open since 2008, is a reconstruction of an early 17th century urban garden, and has become a very popular garden to visit in Ireland.
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Woodstock Waterfall, Kilkenny - Feb.2014. (2)
beautiful water feature just beyond the gardens.
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A walk through the rose garden in Woodstock Gardens in Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland in April. Because of the severe winter, the growing season is about three weeks behind normal. You can see how beautiful the walkway will be when the climbing roses flower later in the year.
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A stroll through Woodstock Gardens in Inistioge Co. Kilkenny . A lovely place to go for a walk.
Great Fir walk at Woodstock in Inistioge
Woodstock house grounds, this is the Great Fir Walk