[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off”][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=”Fullwidth Header” title=”Stair Ailtireachta” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” header_fullscreen=”on” header_scroll_down=”on” background_url=”http:\/\/castletown.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2015HX1105_2500.jpg” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.33)” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” content_orientation=”center” image_orientation=”center” title_font_size=”50px” custom_button_one=”off” button_one_letter_spacing=”0″ button_one_use_icon=”default” button_one_icon_placement=”right” button_one_on_hover=”on” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ custom_button_two=”off” button_two_letter_spacing=”0″ button_two_use_icon=”default” button_two_icon_placement=”right” button_two_on_hover=”on” button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ scroll_down_icon=”%%0%%” scroll_down_icon_size=”25px” subhead=”An Teach Pallaidiach is Sine agus is Fairsinge in \u00c9irinn” subhead_font_size=”23px” \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Castletown, as Ireland\u2019s first and largest Palladian style house, is an important part of Ireland\u2019s architectural heritage.” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n
T\u00f3gadh Teach Bhaile an Chaisle\u00e1in idir 1722 agus c.1729 do William Conolly, Sp\u00e9ic\u00e9ir Theach na dTeachta\u00ed in \u00c9irinn. \u00d3n t\u00fas bh\u00ed s\u00e9 i gceist leis an teach go mbeadh s\u00e9 ina l\u00e9iri\u00fa ar chumhacht a \u00fain\u00e9ara chomh maith le bheith ina ionad oiri\u00fanach d\u2019fh\u00e1iltithe polait\u00edochta ar sc\u00e1la ollmh\u00f3r. San fh\u00edorst\u00edl Phallaidiach, t\u00e1 bloc l\u00e1rnach sa teach agus dh\u00e1 phailli\u00fan ar ceachtar taobh de, col\u00fanra I\u00f3nach mar nasc eatarthu, na cistineacha ar thaobh amh\u00e1in agus na st\u00e1bla\u00ed ar an taobh eile. Thosaigh an st\u00edl seo san Iod\u00e1il sa s\u00e9\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag faoi thionchar an ailtire Andrea Palladio (1508\u201380), agus th\u00e1inig s\u00e9 chun cinn ar\u00eds i Sasana ag t\u00fas an ocht\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag. Bh\u00ed tionchar m\u00f3r ag an bhfoirme\u00e1ltacht Bhar\u00f3cach ar leagan amach inmhe\u00e1nach an t\u00ed ar dt\u00fas, le halla agus sal\u00fan l\u00e1rnach timpeallaithe ag ceithre \u00e1ras\u00e1n ar url\u00e1r na tal\u00fan agus gaileara\u00ed le h\u00e1ras\u00e1in ar gach taobh de ar an piano nobile (an ch\u00e9ad url\u00e1r).<\/p>\n
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… ach t\u00e1 a fhios againn gurbh \u00e9 an t-ailtire Iod\u00e1lach Alessandro Galilei (1691\u20131737) a dhear aghaidh an t\u00ed, at\u00e1 t\u00f3gtha le haolchloch Ard Bhreac\u00e1in. Bh\u00ed Conolly tar \u00e9is bualadh leis si\u00fad nuair a thug s\u00e9 cuairt ar \u00c9irinn in 1718-19. Faoin tr\u00e1th ar thosaigh t\u00f3g\u00e1il an t\u00ed tr\u00ed bliana n\u00edos d\u00e9ana\u00ed, \u00e1fach, bh\u00ed Galilei tar \u00e9is filleadh ar an Iod\u00e1il agus thit s\u00e9 ar an ailtire \u00f3g \u00c9ireannach Edward Lovett Pearce (1699\u20131733) taobh istigh, sciath\u00e1in agus col\u00fanra an t\u00ed a dh\u00e9anamh. Rinne Pearce dearadh ar Thithe Parlaiminte na h\u00c9ireann ar Fhaiche an Chol\u00e1iste ina dhiaidh sin. Maireann plean url\u00e1r na tal\u00fan de Bhaile an Chaisle\u00e1in i measc a chuid p\u00e1ip\u00e9ar.
\nBa \u00e9 Pearce an pr\u00edomhailtire \u00c9ireannach sa ch\u00e9ad leath den ocht\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag ina dhiaidh sin. Bh\u00ed tionchar an-mh\u00f3r ag na col\u00fanra\u00ed I\u00f3nacha agus na sciath\u00e1in sa st\u00edl Phallaidiach a chuir s\u00e9 le Teach Bhaile an Chaisle\u00e1in ar dhearadh go leor de na tithe m\u00f3ra a t\u00f3gadh san ocht\u00fa haois d\u00e9ag in \u00c9irinn, Cart\u00fan i gCo. Chill Dara agus Russborough i gCo. Chill Mhant\u00e1in ina measc, iad araon deartha ag a ch\u00fant\u00f3ir agus comharba Richard Castle (1690\u20131751).<\/p>\n
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