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     • Emo Court, located near the village of Emo in County Laois, Ireland, is a large neo-classical mansion. Architectural features of the building include sash-style windows, pavilions, a balustrade, a hipped roof, and large dome.
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   What is Emo Court?

   • Emo Court is a quintessential neo-classical mansion, set in the midst of the ancient Slieve Bloom Mountains. The famous architect James Gandon, fresh from his work on the Custom House and the Four Courts in Dublin, set to work on Emo Court in 1790. However, the building that stands now was not completed until some 70 years later.

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   Is Emo Court a tearoom?

   • The Emo Court tearoom in the historic Dower House is open 364 days a year, serving warming drinks and treats perfect for rounding off a winter stroll. Once the largest country estate in Ireland, Emo Court was commissioned and built by the earls of Portarlington and designed by the eminent architect James Gandon.

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   When was Emo Court built?

   • The famous architect James Gandon, fresh from his work on the Custom House and the Four Courts in Dublin, set to work on Emo Court in 1790. However, the building that stands now was not completed until some 70 years later. The estate was home to the earls of Portarlington until the War of Independence forced them to abandon Ireland for good.

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   What happened to Emo Court?

   • The estate was home to the earls of Portarlington until the War of Independence forced them to abandon Ireland for good. The Jesuits moved in some years later and, as the Novitiate of the Irish Province, the mansion played host to some 500 of the order’s trainees. A Major Cholmeley-Harrison took over Emo Court in the 1960s and fully restored it.

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   Who owns Emo Court?

   • A Major Cholmeley-Harrison took over Emo Court in the 1960s and fully restored it. He opened the beautiful gardens and parkland to the public before finally presenting the entire estate to the people of Ireland in 1994.

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   When did James Gandon build Emo Court?

   • He commissioned James Gandon to design Emo Court in 1790, although the house was not finally completed until 1870, 80 years later. Carlow was responsible for bringing Gandon to Ireland to develop Dublin, and he employed Gandon from 1780 at Emo Court and to build a church in Coolbanagher.

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   Emo Court, located near the village of Emo in County Laois, Ireland, is a large neo-classical mansion. Architectural features of the building include sash-style windows, pavilions, a balustrade , a hipped roof, and large dome.

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   Jan 1, 2022 · Emo Court is a quintessential neo-classical mansion, set in the midst of the ancient Slieve Bloom Mountains. The famous architect James Gandon, fresh from his work on the Custom House and the Four Courts in Dublin, set to work on Emo Court in 1790.

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   Emo Court – where heritage, art and nature meet. Just an hour from Dublin in the shadow of the Slieve Blooms, Emo Court is a stunning estate rich in history and natural beauty. With parklands open 365 days a year, this festive season is the perfect time to take a winter walk at Emo.

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   History. John Dawson, 1st Earl of Portarlington commissioned the building of Emo Court in 1790 although the house was not finally completed until 1870, eighty years later. Emo Court is one of only a few private country houses designed by the architect James Gandon.

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   Firmly embracing their renowned ethos of educational and civic work, the Jesuits ran their novitiate at Emo Court for almost half a century. This new beginning would bring sweeping changes to the house, heralding a new chapter in its long but ultimately fortuitous history.

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   Aug 8, 2019 · Emo Court is a magnificent neo-classical house and one of only a few private country houses designed by the architect James Gandon (1743-1825), one of the leading architects to work in Ireland at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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   The genesis of Emo Court, Co. Laois, is to be found in the cultivated sensibility of John Dawson, Viscount Carlow, later 1 st Earl of Portarlington. An accomplished artist, whose outstanding library was stocked with purchases from his grand tour, Carlow was responsible for bringing James Gandon to Ireland to aggrandize Dublin.