Deel 1 - Luttrellstown Castle, County Dublin

1 p.; clipping

A clipping of a newspaper article on Luttrellstown Castle located near Clonsilla in County Dublin. The article includes an illustration of the castle titled under its former name of ‘Woodlands’.

The castle has a long and complex history with the demesne and adjoining lands being originally granted to Sir Geoffrey de Luterel by King John of England in about 1210. It remained in the possession of the eponymous Luttrell family until the end of the eighteenth century when it was sold by Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton, to Luke White (c.1740-1824), a bookseller, politician, and self-made millionaire. Henry Lawes Luttrell (1737-1821) was a widely despised figure in Ireland for his role (as commander-in-chief of the army) in ruthlessly suppressing the Rebellion of 1798. Blamed for committing numerous atrocities, he was the subject of several assassination plots which probably influenced his decision to sell his Irish properties.

Luke White promptly changed the name of the castle to ‘Woodlands’ to eradicate any connection with the tarnished Luttrell family. The estate eventually devolved to White’s fourth son, Henry White, who was created 1st Baron Annaly in 1863. It was Luke White, the 3rd Baron Annaly (1857-1922), who reverted the building’s name to Luttrellstown Castle. It was later purchased by Ernest Guinness, a senior member of the famous brewing family. The castle is now a luxury hotel and resort.