Properties of the week: splendid houses on the island of Ireland
Featuring homes in Co. Down, Kilkenny, and Wicklow

Co. Kilkenny: Gowran Castle, Gowran
This is a fine 18th century manor house with 13th century origins. Main suite, 4 further beds (1 en suite), family bath, kitchen, 3 receps, gym, billiards room, 1-bed cottage, 14 acres of grounds, tennis court, parking. €2.25m; Savills
Co. Kilkenny: Weston House, Thomastown
An impressive Georgian country house set in landscaped gardens. 5 beds, 4 baths, shower, kitchen/breakfast room, 3 receps, cinema room, gym, 2 self-contained 1-bed flats, garden, parking. €2.25m; Sotheby’s
Co. Galway: Inver Lodge and The Inverbeg Estate, Rosmuc
A magnificent sporting estate with three residences and 68 acres. Inver Lodge: 4 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, 2 receps, 1-bed annexe. Shannavara House: 3 beds, family bath, kitchen, recep, fishing across ten lakes and rivers, shooting rights. €2.9m; Matt O'Sullivan
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Co. Down: Killinakin, Killinchy
This elegant Georgian-inspired property offers far-reaching views to the Isle of Man. Main suite, 3 further beds, family bath, kitchen/breakfast room, 3 receps, study, 2 paddocks, garden, garage. £1.15m; Simon Brien
Co. Cavan: Lough Sillan, Shercock
A delightfully situated house with panoramic lakeside views. The property is set in 1.6 acres of grounds and is 60 minutes from Dublin airport. Main suite, 4 further beds (1 en suite), 2 baths, kitchen, 2 receps, garden, boathouse. €850,000; Sotheby's
Co. Mayo: Tavanaghmore, Knockmore
Charming rural retreat with a private jetty on Lough Conn. 5 beds, 3 baths, kitchen, 3 receps. €500,000; Sotheby’s
Co. Wicklow: Glebe House, Woodenbridge
An eye-catching period property built in 1828 and set in 42 acres. 4 beds, 3 baths, kitchen, 3 receps, games room. €995,000; Sotheby's
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Co. Down: Windyknowe, Derryboye
A handsome natural stone house set in mature gardens. Main suite, 3 further beds (1 en suite), family bath, open-plan kitchen/living/dining room, 2 receps, garden, pond, garage, outbuilding. £525,000; Simon Brien
-
Questions abound over the FAA’s management of Boeing
Talking Points Some have called the agency’s actions underwhelming
-
Lou Berney’s 6 favorite books with powerful storytelling
Feature The award-winning author recommends works by Dorothy B. Hughes, James McBride, and more
-
Robert Redford: the Hollywood icon who founded the Sundance Film Festival
Feature Redford’s most lasting influence may have been as the man who ‘invigorated American independent cinema’ through Sundance
-
Lou Berney’s 6 favorite books with powerful storytelling
Feature The award-winning author recommends works by Dorothy B. Hughes, James McBride, and more
-
Robert Redford: the Hollywood icon who founded the Sundance Film Festival
Feature Redford’s most lasting influence may have been as the man who ‘invigorated American independent cinema’ through Sundance
-
Book reviews: ‘All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation’ and ‘Mother Mary Come to Me’
Feature Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘balls to the wall’ memoir and Arundhati Roy’s terrifying mother
-
6 rustic homes on ranches
Feature Featuring copper kitchen counters in Colorado and a 380-acre property in California
-
Steve: a ‘gripping’ drama starring Cillian Murphy
The Week Recommends Murphy plays the frazzled headmaster of a boarding school for ‘delinquent’ boys in this bold Indie film
-
The Lady from the Sea: a ‘thrillingly contemporary’ Ibsen adaptation
The Week Recommends ‘Luminous’ cast dazzle in Simon Stone’s ‘hugely enjoyable’ production
-
Black Rabbit: slick crime thriller set in a high-end New York restaurant
The Week Recommends Two Manhattan brothers resort to ‘ever-more high-stakes’ schemes to tackle ‘huge’ gambling debts in the ‘glossy’ series
-
One Battle After Another: a ‘terrifically entertaining’ watch
The Week Recommends Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest release is a ‘high-octane action thriller’ and a ‘surefire Oscar frontrunner’