Swiss Cottage, Cahir

[3] Originally part of the estate of Lord and Lady Cahir, the "fantasy" cottage was used for entertaining guests.

[6] The restoration was overseen by a partnership of the Irish Georgian Society, the Port Royal Foundation and Sybil Connolly.

[8] Laid out in a T-shaped plan, the cottage has three bays to the front, timber-work verandas on several sides, and an ornate thatched roof.

[10] As with the earlier Petit hameau de la Reine at Versailles in France, these picturesque cottages were popular with gentry in the early 19th century as places to "play at being peasants" and to entertain guests.

[11] Milady Cahir is referred to by Napoleon's Josephine in connection with the Château de Malmaison.