Powerscourt House and Estate
The Powerscourt Estate and Gardens is one of the places that I would see in Ireland tourism brochures. I actually never had the interest to visit this place since it just seemed to be just a fancy house and their very large garden. I thought that I would need a least a day stay in the area to be able to visit here since it would be too far for me to make it just a day trip. I finally got a chance to visit since I was in Enniskerry to see the pretty little village. Apparently, the Powerscourt Estate and Gardens is just next door. We took a rather roundabout way to get to the estate because somehow the satnav got confused and thought that there was no way for us to get there without going around the entire estate. Just so you know, the estate is very large.
Fountain at the Powerscourt Estate and Gardens
We finally arrived at the estate. The entrance was behind the main building which you would see in the brochures. You can purchase tickets here. This is actually private property and they earn money from ticket sales of visitors as well as the nearby golf courses. I was surprised to learn that the roots of the Powerscourt Estate date back to the thirteenth century. The house is of strategic importance because it helps control access to a few important places in the area. In 1974, a fire burned the house and only left a shell of the house until it was renovated as you can see now.
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