Lisnavagh House

A map from the 1840 Ordnance Survey shows this in the parklands below the current house, with some modest farm buildings close by.

The Bunbury family claims descent from a Baron de St Pierre, a Norman knight who fought under William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

This branch of the Bunbury family left England in the 1660s and moved to County Carlow as tenants of The 1st Duke of Ormond, from whom they rented the land at Lisnavagh.

[6][7] Lady Rathdonnell bred thoroughbreds racehorses for the National Hunt, including Kildimo and Baydon Star.

[9][10] In 2005, the house underwent a major renovation project, and made available to hire for private events and weddings.