Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Edgeworthstown House was originally built in 1672 by Richard Edgeworth, Maria Edgeworth's grandfather. The house was enlarged and modernised by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Maria's father.
Edgeworthstown House
Built in 1672 by Richard Edgeworth, Edgeworthstown House was enlarged by Richard Lovell Edgeworth in 1770. It was the home of the author Maria Edgeworth, his daughter. The house is still in existence today and functions as a nursing home.
Edgeworthstown House
Edgeworthstown House
Built in 1672 by Richard Edgeworth, Edgeworthstown House was enlarged by Richard Lovell Edgeworth in 1770. It was the home of the author Maria Edgeworth, his daughter. The house is still in existence today and functions as a nursing home.
Richard Lovell Edgeworth began remodeling the house as soon as he took over running it. According to Maria, the house's original plan was not very user friendly. On the ground floor, walls were knocked and the rooms enlarged.
An interior view of Edgeworthstown House
The picture shows the family drawing room in the Edgeworthstown House. Date of the picture is unknown.
Image courtesy of www.mostrim.org.An interior view of Edgeworthstown House
Image courtesy of www.mostrim.org.
Image courtesy of www.mostrim.org.
An interior view of Edgeworthstown House
The picture shows the family drawing room in the Edgeworthstown House. Date of the picture is unknown.
Image courtesy of www.mostrim.org.There was a curved staircase in the centre of the house. In 1812, an oriel window
was added to Maria's bedroom in the north-west corner of the house. This gave a few feet of space and additional light but was badly built and fell off well before the end of the century. Some rooms also had curved walls and unusually styled large windows.
Oriel Window. Illustration courtesy of ArtToday.com
Oriel Window. Illustration courtesy of ArtToday.com
The library in Edgeworth House
This is a drawing of the library in Edgeworthstown House as it would have looked for Maria and her family.
Photograph courtesy of www.mostrim.orgThe library in Edgeworth House
Photograph courtesy of www.mostrim.org
Photograph courtesy of www.mostrim.org
The library in Edgeworth House
This is a drawing of the library in Edgeworthstown House as it would have looked for Maria and her family.
Photograph courtesy of www.mostrim.orgEdgeworth was a busy and inventive man. His inventions included a central heating system whereby warm air was pumped into the room from above the chimney pieces and a machine which was used to measure land. He was also very interested in education and wrote many books on the subject.
Edgeworthstown House Today
Edgeworthstown House remained in the hands of the Edgeworth family until the 1930s.
Edgeworthtown House today
Edgeworthstown House, the home of author Maria Edgeworth until her death in 1849. The house is currently in use as a nursing home.
Courtesy of Longford County LibraryEdgeworthtown House today
Courtesy of Longford County Library
Courtesy of Longford County Library
Edgeworthtown House today
Edgeworthstown House, the home of author Maria Edgeworth until her death in 1849. The house is currently in use as a nursing home.
Courtesy of Longford County LibraryIt is now used as a nursing home. Many of the original features of the house have disappeared as it has undergone many changes to suit its purpose today.