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Beaulieu House Beaulieu House is a 17th Century house and gardens with a collection of classic racing cars Beaulieu House is situated on the north bank of the river Boyne between Drogheda and the Irish Sea. The estate was originally owned by the ‘St. Oliver’ branch of the Plunkett family and was acquired about 1650 by Sir Henry Tichbourne, who was Marshall of the Army in Ireland and Governor General of Drogheda at the time of the Restoration of Charles II. Beaulieu House was turned into the house we see today by the Tichbournes in the mid 17th and early 18th Century and has remained largely unchanged since. Originally a stone Plunkett Castle, the present structure is a mixture of brick and stone which was rendered in the late 19th Century, leaving exposed the Dutch brick surrounds to windows and doors. The Dutch style is unique in Ireland. The walled garden is believed to have been designed by Dutch artist Willem Van Der Hagen, who settled in Ireland in the 1720s, and is one of the earliest examples of a walled garden in Ireland. 12 FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.DISCOVERIRELAND.IE/BOYNEVALLEY Gabriel DeFreitas, the current owner of Beaulieu House, is a tenth generation descendant of Henry Tichbourne. There is a museum on site which displays a collection of classic racing cars and memorabilia. Guided tours of the house, four-acre walled garden and museum are available.
Did you know … The current owner of Beaulieu House, Gabriel DeFreitas, had a very successful career in motor racing in the 1960s and 1970s under the name of Gabriel Konig. Contact Details: Beaulieu House, Gardens & Car Museum, Drogheda, Co Louth GPS: 53° 43.7N 6° 17.7W T: + 353 (0) 41 983 8557 F: + 353 (0) 41 984 5051 E: info@beaulieuhouse.ie W: www.beaulieu.ie FOR OPENING TIMES AND ADMISSION DETAILS PLEASE SEE PULL OUT INSERT AT THE BACK 13
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