Abbeville, Malahide, Co Dublin
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. 1. “(Beresford, sub Waterford, M/PB; Cooper/IFR; Cusack/IFR) A house built for Rt Hon John Beresford, Taster of the Wines in the Port of Dublin, brother of the 1st Marquess of Waterford and one of the most powerful men in Ireland at the end of C18; its name commemorating the fact that Bereford’s first wife came from Abbeville in Northern France. Of two storeys over a basement; front of 7 bays between two wide curved bows prolonged by singe-storey 1 bay wings, each with a fanlighted triple window and an urn on a die. Pilastered entrance doorway. Good drawing room with alcove, ceiling of Adamesque plasterwork and husk decoration on walls, incorporating circular painted medallions. Sold 1815 to the antiquarian, Austin Cooper, FSA; re-sold after his death 1830. Bought by Prof James William Cusack, Surgeon-in-Ordinary to Queen Elizabeth in Ireland; remained in the Cusack family until sold by Major R.S.O. Cusack in the present century. Subsequently owned by Mr. A.P. Reynonds; now the home of Mr. Charles Haughey.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville,_Dublin
https://www.newstalk.com/business/abbeville-estate-sold-charles-haughey-dublin-hotel-668146
“A family which owns one of the largest hotel chains in Japan has bought Abbeville, the home of the late former Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
It is reported the Nishida family, which owns the Toyoko Inn group, plans to make Dublin its international headquarters.
The Sunday Business Post says they have not yet decided what to do with the house and lands.
Abbeville is located at Kinsealy in Malahide.
It is set out over some 80 acres of grounds, and includes a gardener’s cottage and two gate lodges.
The principal reception rooms include a drawing room, dining room and a Gothic style family room.
It also includes a stable yard with a hay barn, 14 stables and a large indoor equestrian school.
Agents Sherry Fitzgerald say that while the house has some gracious reception rooms, “the evolution of the house, including a reversal of the entrance façade from east to west, presents a somewhat disrupted flow with many changing floor levels and an arrangement of accommodation little suited to contemporary living.”
It is located close to Malahide and is easily accessible to the city centre and Dublin Airport.
The house and its grounds were designed by James Gandon – who was also responsible for the Custom House and the Four Courts, among others.
Lands and a house have been leased at Abbeville dating back to 1736.
The final sale price is not yet known.
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