Ballycarron House, Golden, Co Tipperary
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. 19. “(Butler/IFR) A two storey five bay Georgian house. One bay pedimented breakfront; round-headed window above fanlighted doorway. Interior fanlight at back of hall. Handsome entrance gates, with pedimented and rusticated wickets. Gothic lodge facing.”
Detached five-bay two-storey over half-basement country house, built c.1800, having slight breakfront to entrance bay, with interior chapel and having two-bay two-storey addition to west and range of outbuildings and walled garden to rear. Hipped slate roof and rendered walls with square-headed timber sliding sash windows, one-over-one pane except for three-over-six pane to basement. Round-headed replacement timber panelled double-leaf door, and fanlight.
Appraisal
This is a fine country house standing in its own parkland. It retains timber sash windows. The associated outbuildings and walled garden add significantly to the setting of the house. The impressive gateway at the public road, at the end of a long avenue, are a significant feature in the local landscape.
The Peerage website tells us that Thomas Butler (d. 1917) He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Tipperary. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Tipperary. He held the office of High Sheriff of County Tipperary in 1880. He suceeded his eldest brother John in the estates but eventually sold the tenanted land to its occupiers (under the provisions of the ‘Wyndham’ Land Act) and bequeathed both the proceeds and Ballycarron House itself to the Church.
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