Roundwood House

Roundwood House It's like visiting an old friend, who makes an occasion of a meal, warms you up by the fire, and the

This old stable yard would have been a hive of activity back in the 1700s. Roundwood was a Quaker house, and the Quakers...
05/10/2025

This old stable yard would have been a hive of activity back in the 1700s. Roundwood was a Quaker house, and the Quakers, interestingly, kept their stables close to the main house - not out of grandeur but practicality. Their homes were as much working places as living ones, shaped by a belief in modesty, purpose, and a close connection between daily life and labour.

Out for our morning waddle. 📸
04/10/2025

Out for our morning waddle.

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A private gig for his loyal fans.
02/10/2025

A private gig for his loyal fans.

“Oh this old thing, I picked it up in a charity shop for three euro.”
28/09/2025

“Oh this old thing, I picked it up in a charity shop for three euro.”

The older I get, the more I appreciate things that last. A good rug, for example. Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s the antidot...
27/09/2025

The older I get, the more I appreciate things that last. A good rug, for example. Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s the antidote to a disposable world.

Afternoon Autumn sun streaming into the Garden Room ☀️
24/09/2025

Afternoon Autumn sun streaming into the Garden Room ☀️

Morning light.
21/09/2025

Morning light.

Our kind of Deliveroo - arriving with a box of wild mushrooms 🍄‍🟫
19/09/2025

Our kind of Deliveroo - arriving with a box of wild mushrooms 🍄‍🟫

This baby pine marten tumbled from the attic of one of our cottages and ended up stuck behind the skirting board. He was...
14/09/2025

This baby pine marten tumbled from the attic of one of our cottages and ended up stuck behind the skirting board. He was safely rescued and brought to , where he was rehabilitated and later released back into the wild 🐾

After the rain.
13/09/2025

After the rain.

“I am attaching some photographs from my 1971 album... They show a group of UCD students and graduates who, in 1970–72, ...
07/09/2025

“I am attaching some photographs from my 1971 album... They show a group of UCD students and graduates who, in 1970–72, spent weekends restoring Roundwood House under Brian Molloy’s supervision... Through the College Dublin Society we came to know Desmond and Mariga Guinness, who roped us into helping at 50 Mountjoy Square and later at Roundwood...

I particularly remember sanding and painting the Chinese Chippendale staircase - a painstaking job... Brian fed us well and sometimes let us dine with the Paying Guests, while we slept in the less-salubrious rooms if the restored ones were needed... My favourite was the green bedroom...

Brian taught us how to refurbish on a shoestring - creating en-suites without spoiling proportions, using mattress ticking on worn sofas, sourcing furniture at rural auctions, and choosing Georgian colours... My home in Oslo is still decorated in what I call Roundwoodian colours... The Hamiltons, the former owners, often dropped by to see our progress, and I think they approved...

Those were truly Halcyon days. We students were all in our 20s and had the whole of our lives ahead of us.”

Nora Catherine Nordan

Most of you who’ve stayed with us over the past five years will have met Martyna. Always on a mission, yet never too bus...
04/09/2025

Most of you who’ve stayed with us over the past five years will have met Martyna. Always on a mission, yet never too busy to pause for a chat and a smile!

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