Location: Castle Park, County Tipperary Map
Constructed: 15th century
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Ormonde Castle is a medieval residence that stands near Castle Park, County Tipperary in Ireland. The castle was built at the beginning of the 13th century, and in 1315 was acquired by James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond. In subsequent years, representatives of the Butler family repeatedly completed and remade the interior, as well as the appearance of the structure. In the XVII century, the owners left the castle and moved to another place, however, Ormond continued to remain their property. In 1947, the castle was transferred to the state, which was engaged in the restoration of a historical and architectural monument.
At some point after 1565, Thomas Butler, 10th Earl
of Ormonde, (sometimes referred to as the 3rd Earl of Ormonde) spent
many years at the court of his Base Elisabeth I, to which he was
related via Anne Boleyn. There, he got an impression of Elizabethan
architecture, and brought these impressions to Ireland, where he was
next to his castle, a mansion in this style of building, the first
of its kind in Ireland.
In the 17th century the house was the preferred residence of James
Butler, the "Great Duke of Ormonde", but the Butler family gave up
the house as a residence after James' death in 1688. But it remained
in the hands of the family until the middle of the 20th century. In
1947, Ormonde Castle was handed over to the state authorities, which
restored the historical structures.
The manor house has been improved by the installation of the coupled
Windows in the front façade of both floors and Bay Windows in the
porch in the middle of this facade. The gallery on the first floor
has two carved mantels, and a ceiling, and a frieze in Elizabeth
cool and stucco. The U-shape of the manor house includes a small
courtyard that connects to the North side of the enclosure of the
old castle. The manor house has two full floors and an attic with
Gables.
The biggest success of the restoration was the gallery upstairs, the
ceiling of which had largely collapsed. This room, in which
paintings once hung, has a magnificent open fireplace made of
limestone, bearing the year 1565, and a stucco relief by Elisabeth
I., flanked by allegories of equality and Justice. They say she
promised her cousin to come to see her once.