Swiss Cottage
Early nineteenth-century thatched cottage orné near Cahir, built for the Earl of Glengall and visited on a guided tour.
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The Swiss Cottage is a cottage orné, an ornamental country retreat designed to look like an idealised rural cottage. It was built around 1810 on the Cahir estate for Richard Butler, later first Earl of Glengall, and its design is attributed to the architect John Nash. The estate owners used it to entertain guests, and its name probably comes from its resemblance to an Alpine chalet.
The building has a T-shaped plan with a thatched roof, timber verandas, a parquet floor and a timber spiral staircase. Some of the wallpapers are original, while others date from a restoration in the 1980s.
After years of neglect, a restoration began in 1985 under the Irish Georgian Society, the Port Royal Foundation and the designer Sybil Connolly. The cottage opened as a historic house museum in 1989 and is now run by the Office of Public Works. Visitors can see the decorated rooms only on a guided tour.
Højdepunkter
- Thatched cottage orné attributed to John Nash
- Decorated rooms with partly original wallpaper
- Timber spiral staircase and parquet floor
- Guided tours for small groups of up to 12 people
Permanent udstilling
- The Swiss Cottage – A guided tour through the decorated rooms of the cottage orné, with partly original wallpaper and a spiral staircase.
- Grundlagt
- 1989
- Ejer
- Office of Public Works (OPW) – Heritage Ireland
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 4 €Seniors |
| Børn og unge | 3 €Child and student rate for ages 12 to 17; no price is published for children under 12. |
| Pensionister | 4 € |
| Personer med handicap | gratisledsager gratis · Visitors with disabilities and their carers enter free at Heritage Ireland sites that charge admission. |
| Studerende og elever | 3 € |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 4 € pr. personGroup rate per person. |
| Familier | 13 € |
Gratis entré: First Wednesday of each month (Heritage Ireland Free Wednesday; first come, first served, no online booking).
The price covers the guided tour.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
There is no lift and access is limited; visitors are asked to hold the handrail on the spiral staircase. There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet and baby-changing facilities. Assistance dogs are welcome.
Børn og familie
| Familiebillet | 13 € |
|---|
- Puslerum
Baby-changing facilities are available. There is a family ticket and a child rate for ages 12 to 17.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Parkering muligt
Car park and coach parking at the site.
The cottage is about 2 km south of Cahir town, off the R670 Ardfinnan Road. Access is only from Cahir via the R670; there is no access from the R668 Clogheen Road.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
Car park and coach parking on site; toilets.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
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| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Fotografering | No photography indoors. |
| Godt at vide | Interior visits are by guided tour only, with a maximum of 12 people per tour. The site can be very busy in summer, with possible waiting times. |