Mayo, Castlemacgarrett Country House

            Castlemacgarrett Country House built in 1902. Built in top of an older Castle.
A country house erected for Geoffrey Henry Browne JP DL (1861-1927), third Lord Oranmore and Browne, to a design by Richard Francis Caulfield Orpen (1863-1938) of South Frederick Street, Dublin, representing an important component of the domestic built heritage of south County Mayo.  With the architectural value of the composition, one repurposing an early eighteenth-century stable block (1738) carrying the initials of Geoffrey Browne (1664-1755), confirmed by such attributes as the deliberate alignment maximising on panoramic vistas overlooking gently rolling grounds and the meandering Robe River; the angular plan form enclosing a denuded courtyard; the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated visual impression with the principal "apartments" defined by polygonal bay windows; the scattered figurative panels tracing the Browne pedigree back to Norman times; and the streamlined battlements embellishing a multi-faceted roofline. A prolonged period of unoccupancy notwithstanding, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior where a 'typical Edwardian hall…decorated with swags of plasterwork in the late seventeenth-century manner'; chimneypieces supplied by Hicks of Dublin; and neo-Classical plasterwork modelled "after" Leinster House, Dublin, all highlight the considerable artistic potential of the composition. Furthermore, a walled garden & nearby bridges; an icehouse; and nearby gate lodges, all continue to contribute positively to the group and setting values of an estate having subsequent connections with Dominick Geoffrey Edward Browne, fourth Lord Oranmore and Browne, and his wives Mildred Helen (née Egerton) (1903-80; divorced 1936); Oonagh (née Guinness) (1910-95; divorced 1950); and Lady Constance Vera (née Stevens) (1916-2006), alias Sally Gray, actress.

Taken on: April 1, 2022

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