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Article: Beyond compare. (appreciation of architectural beauty of Russborough house in County Wicklow, Ireland)
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- World of Hibernia
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- June 22, 1997
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An architectural masterpiece, Russborough in County Wicklow is arguably one of the finest houses in all of Ireland.
Of all the great Irish houses that are open to the public, Russborough may have more to excite the senses than any other. In terms of architectural perfection, the variety and yet unity of its plaster ornament, and the fascination of its pictures and furniture, it is without rival. Even its setting is dramatic. Happily, the immense man-made Poulaphouca Lake looks completely natural from the house; and beyond it, the soft outline of the great brooding Wicklow mountains closes the view to the south. Behind the house, the parkland, fringed with fine old ...