Ireland's Historic Gardens
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It begins at Powerscourt, Co Wicklow, perhaps the most famous garden in Ireland, and the foremost example of the kind of elaborate, formal style so popular in Ireland in the middle of the 19th century. In this episode, we see Ireland’s largest collection of eucalyptus, and fascinating horticultural environments, along with... 48:16 Expired
Historian, Robert O'Byrne visits Muckross Abbey in Co Kerry, Lismore Castle in Co Waterford, Portumna Castle in Co Galway; and the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. The former vice-president of the Irish Georgian Society also introduces viewers to Kilruddery in Co Wicklow, and Dublin's Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, as w...