The estate was part of the grant of land made to Sir Roger le Puher (la Poer) by Henry II in 1177 after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.

Curraghmore House is the De La Poer Beresford family estate that once covered around 39,000 acres.

The estate was inherited by Lady Catherine la Poer who married Sir Marcus Beresford in 1717.

Lord and Lady Waterford plan to develop the estate, promote tourism and open the house more regularly.

It is believed that a castle was erected on the site in the twelfth century,[6] however the core of the current house is a medieval tower-house.

[8] The forecourt, flanked by ranges of outbuildings, is described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as “without precedent or parallel in Ireland”.