Braganstown, Castlebellingham, Co Louth 

Mark Bence-Jones. 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. 46. “(Garstin/LGI1912) A showy C19 Gothic house.” 

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Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1790, remodelled and extended in Elizabethan style, 1846. Porte cochere and double-height crennellated additions to entrance front. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and crennellated parapet. Rendered walls with label mouldings over openings. Timber sliding sash windows. Stableyard to south-east, built 1824. 

Originally built in the eighteenth century, this house was remodelled by architect Thomas Smith in the mid nineteenth century in the fashionable Elizabethan style. The porte cochere, crennellated additions and fine entrance door are notable features. Set in mature grounds, the setting contributes to its character and interest.