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...
The Servant Question

The Servant Question

by Margaret Soden, Office Of Public Works, Farmleigh. Black and white illustration depicting a maid and lady of the house in The Lady of the House, 1901. By kind permission of Dublin City Library and Archives Failure to provide a definitive response!A visit to...
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. If a picture paints a thousand words – One amazing painting tells hundreds of Heritage heartwarmers. In this video which launches to coincide with Heritage Week 2020 , Farmleigh Guides present and explore Michael Angelo...