Irish Farmers Markets - Castletown House


Castletown House "This is some setting for a market", said Sean McArdle, following his meeting with Castletown. The Market is held in the indoor stable area, as well as having an outdoor section. read more about Castletown Christmas Markets. This market is running every Sunday to Xmas, and has a good range of stalls for Christmas wth crafts cakes, plum puddings, Fair Trade crafts, some lovely marble items at very reasonable prices, including marble whales and Wine coolers.		All Kinds of Local and International Stalls We have an exciting range of stall holders from olives to cup cakes crafts and jewellery, as well as toys and food suppliers of international renown. Gallery Click Here Serendipity Womens Marbershop Harmony. Provided very enjoyable Christ Carols for all the marketeers and stall holders. The range of music was terrific. There is further support with a wide range of special events, including jazz music, Large Choir singing, Exhibitions, and Christmas events. To find out more just come along and see for your self.
A CASTLETOWN CHRISTMAS (Click here for more Information)

Castletown House Country Markets.
Castletown is Ireland's largest and earliest Palladian style house. Built between 1722 and 1729 for William Conolly, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and the wealthiest commoner in Ireland. The facade was almost certainly designed by the Italian architect, Alessandro Galilei, while the Irish architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce added the wings. The house remained in the hands of the Speaker's descendants until 1965 when the house was purchased by a property developer Major Wilson. Fortunately the house was saved in 1967 when along with 120 acres of the demesne lands it was purchased by the Hon. Desmond Guinness, founder of the Irish Georgian Society. The house was opened to the public in the same year and restoration work began, funded by the Irish Georgian Society and private benefactors. In 1979 care of the house passed to the Castletown Foundation, a charitable trust which was established to own, maintain and to continue the restoration of the house. In 1994 the house with the exception of the contents, was transferred to State care and it is now managed by the Office of Public Works. The transfer to State ownership has paved the way for a major programme of restoration and conservation work of the house and demesne lands. Through restoration, conservation, acquisition of parkland and development of visitor facilities, the long term objective is to preserve for future generations one of the most important houses in Ireland and one of significance in terms of European architectural heritage.
The Irish Farmers Markets have now been asked to run the Country Market at Castletown, and this will commence on Sunday December 2nd, 2007. These markets will also include Music, Exhibitions, Choir singing and much more.

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