The Irishness of the Irish Country House by Irish Art Historian, Robert O'Byrne
Robert O'Byrne.
A former Vice-President of the Irish Georgian Society, Robert O’Byrne is today one of Ireland’s best-known writers and lecturers specialising in the country’s historic houses and gardens.
He is the author of more than a dozen books, among them
Hugh Lane: A Biography.
Luggala: The Story of a Guinness House, Digging New Ground.
The Irish Country House Garden 1650–1900.
Left Without a Handkerchief.
and Romantic Irish Homes.
For many years he has been a contributor to Apollo Magazine, The Burlington Magazine and the Irish Arts Review. During 2021/22 Robert curated a number of events, including exhibitions, lectures and a conference, all on the theme of Ireland’s country house gardens for the Irish Georgian Society
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