URPoint Details
Swiss Cottage, Kilcommon (1.5km south of Cahir off R670 road to Ardfinnan). Tel: 052 41144. Open: mid to end of March & mid-October to November, Tuesday to Sunday 10am-1pm & 2-4.30pm. April: Tuesday to Sunday 10am-1pm & 2-6pm. May to mid-October, daily 10am-6pm. Last admission 45mins before closing. Admission charge; guided tours only; toilets; disabled toilet close to site; car park.
A delightful ‘cottage orne’, built in the early 1800s by Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall. A graceful spiral staircase, some elegantly furnished rooms and in the Salon is wallpaper manufactured by the Dufour factory, the first commercially produced Parisian wallpapers.
- Type:
- Landmark
Map Location
Kilcommon