Lismore Castle

Castle at Lismore, County Waterford, Republic of Ireland. On the site of a medieval monastery and a former castle built by King John, the present building is mostly of early 17th- and 19th-century construction. It was granted in 1589 to the adventurer Walter Raleigh, and in 1602 passed to the Boyle family. In ruins by that time, it was rebuilt by Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. It fell into disrepair again and was rebuilt between 1812 and 1858 by the 6th Duke of Devonshire, having passed to the Devonshires in 1753; several architects were employed, including William Atkinson from 1812 to 1822. The Banqueting Hall was designed by Crace and A W N Pugin (1812–1852) from 1850. The English architect Joseph Paxton made further alterations and additions between 1853 and 1858.