Tarbert House (2009)

Tarbert House is located in Tarbert, County Kerry, Ireland.

History

The house dates from 1690. This Georgian era house in the Queen Anne style architecture was built by John Leslie.[1] It remains the Leslie family home to this day, and is occasionally open to the public during the summer months.[2]

Past visitors to the house have included Daniel O'Connell, Charlotte Brontë, Benjamin Franklin, Lord Kitchener, Winston Churchill, and Jonathan Swift.[2]

The house featured in 2016 in the Channel 4 series Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tarbert House". Historic Houses and Castles. discoverireland.ie. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 Prendiville, Norma (26 August 2013). "Centuries of history and stories are part and parcel of Tarbert House". Leinster Leader. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners - All 4". Channel 4. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

52°34′47″N 9°22′08″W / 52.5797°N 9.3690°W / 52.5797; -9.3690


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