Castle Gurteen de la Poer

The estate belonged to the de la Poers, an Anglo-Norman family whose affiliation with the Catholic Church led to their eventual expulsion from the Protestant English establishment.

The interior of Gurteen is spacious and in the centre of the house is a top lit great hall with a gallery, divided by a screen of Gothic arches behind which is a staircase.

The dining room, on the other side of the hall, is to a Victorian Baronial style, with faded red walls above a dado of brown oak panelling.

King Henry II of England, who, by charter, granted to Robert the City of Waterford, with "the whole province thereabouts;" and made him marshal of Ireland.

Visitors from political circles have included ambassador William S. Farish,[17][better source needed] speaker of the German parliament Antje Vollmer,[18] and former President of the Seychelles James R.

[20] In December 2014, The New York Times featured a 3 page-article about the Helnwein family at Castle Gurteen de la Poer.