The Retreat, Clonakilty, Co Cork  

The Retreat, Clonakilty, Co Cork  

Bence-Jones, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London.    

p. 241. “(Gillman;LGI1912) A single-storey Victorian house in an ornate Gothic style, with an eaved roof and polychrome walls. Demesne bordered on three sides by Clonakilty Bay, well planted with ornamental trees and shrubs.” 

Not in national inventory 

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