Blennerville House

Main St, Blennerville.
As you go from Dingle through Blennerville towards Tralee, this is an apparently Georgian house on LHS near the bend in the road, behind handsome gates.

The gates of Blennerville House. Photo 2003. See full size.

Blennerville House was the residence of the founder of Blennerville Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet,
he was living there as at 1783, and probably built it,
though [Heritage Council, 2001] thinks it was built late 17th century - early 18th century, which would mean it pre-dates Sir Rowland,
inherited by Arthur Blennerhassett prob. 1821,
and then by the Chute family,
sold by Capt. Richard Chute 1919,
now the home of Johnson.
(todo) see [Houses of Kerry]

Most of Blennerville House is behind the wall. It is not immediately apparent, but Blennerville House plus grounds actually takes up a large portion of the block.
A model at Blennerville Windmill shows Blennerville as it would have looked in 1852.

The gates of Blennerville House. Photo 2003. See full size.

Blennerville House. Photo 2003. See full size.

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