Hidden Ruin!
The forest has taken over and partially hides of what remains of Ballintemple House, a 19th Century Portico. The Estate home burned down in 1917.
A hundred years ago it was an estate of 7,000 acres and belonged to the Butler Family where it started life as a sanctuary for members of the Knights Templar on leave from the Crusades. The estate formed part of William Marshall's vast inheritance through his marriage with Strongbow’s daughter in the late 12th century. 500 years later, the land was granted to Sir Thomas Butler of Cloghrennan, a first cousin of the “Great Duke” of Ormonde. Sir Richard, the existing heir of the now virtually non-existing estate (a few acres), is the thirteenth generation in descent from Sir Thomas.
Hidden Ruin!
The forest has taken over and partially hides of what remains of Ballintemple House, a 19th Century Portico. The Estate home burned down in 1917.
A hundred years ago it was an estate of 7,000 acres and belonged to the Butler Family where it started life as a sanctuary for members of the Knights Templar on leave from the Crusades. The estate formed part of William Marshall's vast inheritance through his marriage with Strongbow’s daughter in the late 12th century. 500 years later, the land was granted to Sir Thomas Butler of Cloghrennan, a first cousin of the “Great Duke” of Ormonde. Sir Richard, the existing heir of the now virtually non-existing estate (a few acres), is the thirteenth generation in descent from Sir Thomas.