OPW Sites feature in ‘Great Irish Interiors’

Four OPW sites feature on the Great Irish Interiors television programme.

Castletown House

The Palladian jewel in the crown - Castletown House in Celbridge, Co. Kildare - opens its doors to viewers and takes them behind the scenes to see how items long lost from the house were rediscovered and repatriated and rooms were recreated by the passionate OPW team and their partners in the Castletown Foundation with historic sensitivity and panache.

Kilkenny Castle

Once the seat of the powerful Butlers of Ormonde, the castle fell into dereliction in the mid-20th century, before it was brought back to life to invite and excite visitors. And although you may have visited, we bet you haven't seen it quite like this before, so settle in and let yourself be taken behind the scenes by the team who care for Kilkenny Castle and its magnificent collection today. Glebe House and Gallery

This beautiful Regency Period house was originally a Church of Ireland Rectory known as St Columba’s but is best known as the long-time home of the late Derek Hill. Hill was a renowned painter and collector, and the catalyst behind the development of the Tory Island school of primitive painting. Hill donated the property to the State in 1982 and the OPW now cares for and maintains the house, gardens and art collections.

Farmleigh House

Once a Dublin residence of the fabled Guinness family, Farmleigh, just on the outskirts of Dublin’s Phoenix Park, is the official Irish state guesthouse. The maintenance and efficient running of the house is of paramount importance to the state, and it is one of the finest houses in the care of the OPW. See Mary Heffernan of the OPW and her team gearing up for one of their busiest seasons yet.

– Glebe House –

– Farmleigh –