Leinster House

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A major urban mansion for Ireland's premier peer by the foremost architect of the day. The west front is faced in Ardbraccan Limestone, but has been repaired in two phases using alternatives. In the first phase dating to the 1970s or 80s, the window architraves were replaced using Lecarrow limestone, carved by McConnell Stone. More recently in a refurbishment undertaken in 2018-19 Ross Limestone was supplied by James Gogarty for the cornices and blocking course on the west front and for the string course on the east front. This stone was machine cut by McConnell Stone and then hand finished as required. The east front is faced with Golden Hill Granite and was in 2018-19 repaired with Ballyknockan Granite by the McEvoys of Ballyknockan who opened a new bed to try to find a closer-grained and warmer-toned stone to match the original. The major stone feature of the interior is the majestic doorcase of Cork Red limestonePortland Limestone chimneypiece.