Winter at Newbridge House, Donabate
Work began on Newbridge house in 1747, for Charles Cobbe (1686-1765), the Archbishop of Dublin. 30 years earlier, Cobbe had come to Ireland as chaplain and private secretary to Charles Paulet the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The house and lands remained in the Cobbe family until in 1985 the family gave the house and sold the demesne to Dublin County Council (now Fingal County Council). In a rare agreement the historic family-owned pictures, furniture and documents, are kept in situ whilst the Cobbe family retains a residence. “Upstairs-downstairs” guided tours of this fantastic house are available to visitors – check the Newbridge House and Farm website for details.
Work began on Newbridge house in 1747, for Charles Cobbe (1686-1765), the Archbishop of Dublin. 30 years earlier, Cobbe had come to Ireland as chaplain and private secretary to Charles Paulet the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The house and lands remained in the Cobbe family until in 1985 the family gave the house and sold the demesne to Dublin County Council (now Fingal County Council). In a rare agreement the historic family-owned pictures, furniture and documents, are kept in situ whilst the Cobbe family retains a residence. “Upstairs-downstairs” guided tours of this fantastic house are available to visitors – check the Newbridge House and Farm website for details.
Work began on Newbridge house in 1747, for Charles Cobbe (1686-1765), the Archbishop of Dublin. 30 years earlier, Cobbe had come to Ireland as chaplain and private secretary to Charles Paulet the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The house and lands remained in the Cobbe family until in 1985 the family gave the house and sold the demesne to Dublin County Council (now Fingal County Council). In a rare agreement the historic family-owned pictures, furniture and documents, are kept in situ whilst the Cobbe family retains a residence. “Upstairs-downstairs” guided tours of this fantastic house are available to visitors – check the Newbridge House and Farm website for details.