Stories from some of the army of farmhands, gardeners, maids, cooks, chefs and coachmen that fulfilled the needs of the aristocratic owners of the ‘Big House’.
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Gardening at Clonbrock House
Josephine Dermody gives a brief interview on her grandfather Jack Gilmore and father Bob Grady who...
Maid at Clonbrock
Mary Egan Glynn was an upstairs room maid at Clonbrock House. In this interview, she tells of her...
Clonbrock Estate: Industrious & Self-Sufficient
The Landed Estate - Self-Sufficient in Food During their heyday, the Anglo-Irish landed estates...
Dog with Crooked Nose & Other Farm Stories
Christy Carroll continues his account of Clonbrock Estate with stories of the large staff at the...
The Last Garden
Frank Gavin, Clonbrock's last gardener, explains in this interview with the children of Fohenagh...
Last Days of Clonbrock
After nearly 400 years in residency the Dillons, once one of the most powerful of the Anglo-Irish...
Hairdresser to Lady of the Manor
Phil Molloy was hairdresser to the Honourable Ethel Dillon...