Catherine Sarah Dorothea Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1773-1831) was the daughter of Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford of Tullynally Castle and his wife Catherine Rowley. She was one of ten children and more commonly referred to as Kitty. At the age of...
The Honourable Georgiana Bloomfield was born on 4 Oct 1809 daughter of Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron of Oakhampton and Redwood in Co Tipperary and (Douglas) Bloomfield. Little is written about Georgiana and indeed she is much overshadowed by her namesake who married...
Days spent entirely at home. New routines to follow, days to plan and hours to occupy? Are you finding yourself craving the routine that many of us have had to set aside temporarily? Over the past few weeks words like social distancing, isolation and cocooning have...
One would assume that the chamber pot need no introduction but just in case, a chamber pot is, for want of a better term, a portable toilet. Or pot. Yes, for your business. And in the 18th century, the century we will deal with in this short blog, that was more or...
Try Kate’s Disney quiz! All the clues are pictures of things in Castletown House relate to a Disney film, see how may you can guess! Answers will be posted tomorrow…good luck! KateDisneyQuiz converted
Here are todays worksheets for the little ones to do while at home and if any little ones want to know anything else about what is on these sheets, parents can ask on their behalf on our Facebook page @castletownhouse Our expert guides are ready and waiting to answer...
