[1][2] Ballykealy House, sometimes spelt Ballykealey, was built between 1825 and 1835 for John James Lecky.

It is a three-story Tudor revival house on a T-shape plan.

It was designed by the English architect Thomas Cobden, who also designed a number of other great houses in County Carlow, including Duckett's Grove.

[1][3] The house once sat in an estate of 1,500 acres.

[4] In the 1990s, the house was converted to use as a hotel, with an extension being added to accommodate this.