Lisnavagh

In the 1840s, Captain Bunbury was given money to build a new house which result in Lisnavagh, a sprawling mansion by the architect Daniel Robertson near Rathvilly in County Carlow in his favourite Tudor-Revival style. A hundred years later times were bleak in Ireland after World War II so his descendant Lord Rathdonnell decided to reduce the house in size. This was swiftly accomplished and, by 1952, the family was living in the former servants quarters and children’s wing. Pamela Rathdonnell masterminded the reconstruction in person, re-using a number items from the demolished section.