The Big Houses

Tarbert House

Tarbert House, Kerry

Tarbert House,the estate of the Leslie family, was built some time after 1701.

Kerry County Library

Tarbert House, Kerry
Kerry County Library

Tarbert House, Kerry

Tarbert House,the estate of the Leslie family, was built some time after 1701.

Kerry County Library

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Tarbert House is situated in the little village of Tarbert in North Kerry. It is a an example of 'The Big House' in Kerry.

It was built around 1701 by the Leslie family who still live there. Benjamin Franklin, the great American leader once visited the house.

Next, we'll move onto a wholely different subject altogether. We will take a peep into a Kerry toyshop at a time when black and white cameras were the hottest technology on the block...