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Quinsborough House, Co.Clare

nr Ardnacrusha, townland of Parteen, St.Patrick's par, Co.Clare (just across the Shannon N of Limerick city).

Sometimes Quinborough.
NOT Quinsboro.

• References:
  • Deed, Church of Ireland to Rahilly, Nov 1898, [LR] book 83, no.58.
  • QUINSBOROUGH in [Irish Country Houses]
  • QUINSBOROUGH in [Houses of Clare]

• Things to do:
  • RTE filmed the house around the 1960s, possibly for the 1966 commemorations.

Quinsborough House, 2006.
Photo courtesy of Richard Humphreys. See full size.
See other shot and other shot.

Quinsborough House, Co.Clare,
was built 1767 by George Quin,
inherited by his Taylour descendants, they changed their surname to Quin 1813,
sold to the Horan family by deed dated 27th Apr 1832 [Deed, 1898],
[Houses of Clare] thought it was the Honan family,
bought by Ellen Mangan 1898 after the death of her husband Richard Rahilly,
she and her dau Anno and later her other dau Nell Humphreys lived there,
see Childhood photos,
the family left Quinsborough and moved to Dublin, c.Mar 1909,
think they didn't sell Quinsborough immediately, [Aodogán] once met the occupant of Quinsborough, who said he had title deeds that showed "your aunt" (Anno) "still owned Quinsborough in 1920",
must have kept Quinsborough, leased it to new occupants, only sold it when built Ailesbury Rd 1920.
The house was modernised in 20th cent,
survives today.

Quinsborough House, photo c.1900.

Quinsborough House, photo c.1900.
Note flagpole on LHS.
It is thought the wings (servants' area, kitchen, pantry, dairy, etc.) are 18th century too, though they are not visible here. It is thought they are hidden by trees here.

Quinsborough House, photo 1978, showing the wings.

Quinsborough House, 2006, showing the wings.
See full size.

Quinsborough House, 2006.
Photo courtesy of Richard Humphreys. See full size.
See other shot.

Quinsborough House, rear.
See full size.
See alternate shot (courtesy of Richard Humphreys).
Photos 2006.

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The door

Dick, Emmet, Sighle.
Front door of Quinsborough.
Must be 1903.

Same spot (front door of Quinsborough), 2006.
See full size.
See alternate shot.

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The yard

Playing tennis at Quinsborough, c.1906.
(Left to Right): (possibly Nell), Sighle, Dick, Emmet.

The same spot, 2006.
Tennis court gone, now the back yard of the house.
Photo courtesy of Richard Humphreys. See full size.

The gate into the lower yard.
Photo 2006. See full size.
Light adjusted. See original.

Far side of the gate.
Photo 2006. Photo courtesy of Richard Humphreys. See full size.
Light adjusted. See original.

The second (lower) yard, looking back towards the gate.
Photo 2006. Photo courtesy of Richard Humphreys. See full size.

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Movie

Location of Quinsborough House.
Video 2006.
From here. Hosted at my YouTube account.
Download AVI file.