An Gairdín Daingean

An Gairdín Daingean

Clúdaíonn an Gairdín Daingean thart ar cheithre acra agus tá sé le fána go seoigh i dtreo an deiscirt. Tá péire breá geataí rímhaisiúla iarainn bhuailte le feiceáil ar an mbealach isteach i dtreo rian trasnánach coisithe ag a bhfuil ciumhsóga dúbailte bláthanna a...
Alpacas Come to Farmleigh

Alpacas Come to Farmleigh

We are delighted to welcome four new alpacas, Megastar, Marmalade, Senan and Walter, to the growing farm at Farmleigh. Alpacas are ruminants, originating from South America, mainly from Peru, Bolivia and Chile, where they tend to live high in the Andes. They are...
The Kerry Cattle return to Farmleigh

The Kerry Cattle return to Farmleigh

Here at Farmleigh we are delighted to welcome the Kerry Cattle back on site. On Tuesday 7th June six heifers and three calves will move in to their field which we have prepared for them. For many years Farmleigh was synonymous with the Charolais breed of cattle....
International Sculpture Day

International Sculpture Day

International Sculpture day (ISDay) Saturday the 30th April 2022 An opportunity to stroll through the gardens and grounds of Farmleigh Estate and take in some site specific and contemporary pieces of sculpture by Irish and internationally renowned sculptors. One of...
Lady Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness (Nee Onslow) 1881-1966.

Lady Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness (Nee Onslow) 1881-1966.

by Niall McFadden. To celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, I’d like to focus on a figure connected to the life of Farmleigh who played a pioneering role in advancing women’s political rights in the 1920’s and 1930’s. For eight years from 1927 to...
Portráidí sa Bhailiúchán Ealaíne i Farmleigh

Portráidí sa Bhailiúchán Ealaíne i Farmleigh

Is de ghaolta i bhfad amach le muintir Guinness atá cuid mhór de na portráidí i dteach Farmleigh. Bhí aon pháiste is fiche san iomlán ag Arthur Guinness a hAon. Mhair deichniúr díobh go dtí go raibh siad ina ndaoine fásta. Mar sin, tá an chraobh ghinealaigh measartha...
Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne  (1880-1944)

Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880-1944)

By Niall McFadden, Guide & Information Officer, Office of Public Works. Amongst many attractions for visitors to Farmleigh’s beautiful “Nobel” room are a series of photographs of the family of Edward Cecil Guinness, founder of Farmleigh in its modern form. Whilst...
Farmleigh Tree Detectives

Farmleigh Tree Detectives

  by Aisling Randles, Office of Public Works, Farmleigh. Discover our wonderful trees on the historic Farmleigh Estate. Trees are amazing, they help to keep our air clean and our ecosystem healthy. They remove pollutants from the air and produce oxygen that we...
Introducing the trees at Farmleigh: The Fountain Lawn

Introducing the trees at Farmleigh: The Fountain Lawn

The focal point of Farmleigh’s pleasure grounds is the lawn at the back of the house, which rises gently up to a large circular fountain. It is the view framed in the over fireplace window of the Nobel Room which beautifully connects the interior of Farmleigh...
Look Back – The Painting that tells a Treasure of Stories

Look Back – The Painting that tells a Treasure of Stories

by Emer Ingoldsby, Office of Public Works, Farmleigh. If a picture paints a thousand words – One amazing painting tells hundreds of Heritage heart warmers. In this video series, Farmleigh Guides present and explore Michael Angelo Hayes’ painting in Farmleigh Library –...