Farnham Estate Co Cavan Old Frontage and House 1802?

We are back down at the wonderful Farnham Estate Radisson Blu Golf and Spa Hotel in Co Cavan for a few days pampering.
In this video I am taking in the old house frontage downstairs rooms and staircase. There was a large house on this site from the 16th Century. The old house building that we see now is certainly very very old. How much of it actually dates right back to those far off days is anyone's guess, probably very little.
'In 1802 Francis Johnston, architect for Dublin’s GPO, was engaged to complete an extension of the existing house to provide an edifice to the southwest garden front. This is the latter day surviving Farnham House, which is now incorporated as the centrepiece of the hotel complex design.'
Short History version-
Farnham House, located at Farnham, a small rural district to the north-west of Cavan, is one of the largest country houses in the county. It was built for Barry Maxwell, 3rd Lord Farnham (later created, by the second creation, Earl of Farnham), head of the Maxwell dynasty, around 1780. The house was designed by James Wyatt. It was extended in 1810 to the design of Francis Johnston, a County Armagh-born, but Dublin-based, architect. It was sold by Diana, Lady Farnham (widow of Barry Maxwell, 12th Lord Farnham), to a local entrepreneur and the house and estate has per 2006 been converted into a luxury hotel and leisure complex under the Radisson SAS international hotel group.
Long history-
'In 1795, Earl of Farnham Barry asked James Wyatt, one of the most fashionable architects of that time, to draw designs for three ceilings. Although there is no evidence of them being installed at Farnham, these plans are now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Some work was undertaken by Wyatt though around the 1795 timeframe and to this day, a library case where his design has been noted stands inserted in an alcove on the staircase landing.
In the early 1800’s, coat of arms was incorporated onto the façade of the house. Comprised of the arms of the Maxwell and Barry family, they are supported by two bucks, with a buck’s head on top of the Baron’s coronet as the crest. The family motto if Je suis prêt - I am ready.
In 1802 Francis Johnston, architect for Dublin’s GPO, was engaged to complete an extension of the existing house to provide an edifice to the southwest garden front. This is the latter day surviving Farnham House, which is now incorporated as the centrepiece of the hotel complex design.'
' When dry rot was discovered in Farnham House in 1961, the oldest part of the house, looking out across the parkland, and the additions built in 1839, were demolished. In 1995, Barry Owen Somerset Maxwell, 12th Baron Farnham (1931-2001), abandoned farming and leased the agricultural lands to local farmers.
The 12th Baron Farnham, was due to retire on his 70th birthday, but he died on 22 March 2001, a few days before this planned retirement. His widow, Diana, Lady Farnham, sold the house and the estate to a local entrepreneur, Roy McCabe, and they have since been converted into this luxury hotel and leisure complex. '

[@andybrown223]

what a lovely place to get a way from it all,some history thier too.hope you enjoyed mate.lovely video.

[@TomMcClean]

Yes Andy, walking down to breakfast with the light streaming through the
windows and soft music playing, we nearly thought we had died and gone
to heaven. lol

[@christrotter7644]

Very nice Tom! Will have to go and stay there at some point.

[@TomMcClean]

Super spot Chris.

[@thomasmcgovern8069]

Sorry Tom, not the original front to house. The original front (main house) was demolished in 1961 due to dry rot and restoration costs.

[@TomMcClean]

Hey many thanks thoma for that information. That is a shame it had to be demolshedd but unfortunately necessary. Best wishes from Belfast.

[@active_commenter5348]

Nice Video. Its 2:36Am Here.

[@TomMcClean]

Go to your bed or you will be too tired to fly tomorrow!

[@active_commenter5348]

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[@active_commenter5348]

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