| 1839/00/00 |
William Burn |
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Construction begins on Muckross House for Henry and Mary Herbert. This is actually the fourth house that successive generations of the Herbert family had occupied at Muckross over a period of almost two hundred years. |
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| 1843/00/00 |
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Muckross House is completed for Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, Mary Balfour Herbert. The plans for a bigger servants' wing, stable block, orangery and summer-house, are believed to have been altered at Mary's request. |
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| 1860/00/00 |
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During the 1850s, the Herberts undertake extensive garden works in preparation for Queen Victoria's visit in 1861. Other provisions include tapestries, mirrors, Persian carpets, silverware, musical instruments, linen, china and servants uniforms. |
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| 1861/00/00 |
Queen Victoria of England |
Visitor |
Herbert family host Queen Victoria and her royal party for two nights. The curtains that still hang dining room were specially woven for the occasion. |
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| 1899/00/00 |
Sir Arthur Guinness |
Owner |
Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun who wanted to preserve the dramatic landscape buys Muckross. He does not live in the house himself, but rents it out to wealthy groups as a hunting lodge. |
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| 1911/08/00 |
William B Bourn II |
Home |
William Bourn buys the Muckross estate from Lord and Lady Ardilaun. It is at this time that the Sunken Garden, Rock Garden and the Stream Garden are developed. |
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| 1929/00/00 |
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Arthur and Maud Vincent receive Muckross House as a wedding present from the brides parents Mr and Mrs William Bowers Bourn. |
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| 1932/00/00 |
William B Bourn II |
Benefactor |
Arthur Rose Vincent and his wife's parents, Mr and Mrs William donate the 11,000 acre Muckross estate to the Irish nation as the "Bourn-Vincent Memorial Park", the first National Park in the Republic of Ireland. |
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