{"id":953,"date":"2007-04-16T20:57:06","date_gmt":"2007-04-16T20:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/?p=953"},"modified":"2023-08-26T12:41:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T12:41:03","slug":"leixlip-castle-drawing-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2007\/04\/leixlip-castle-drawing-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Leixlip Castle Drawing Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leixlip Castle is filled with beautiful and whimsical things. In the drawing room, the gigantic Georgian dolls house is used as a cupboard.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2141\" style=\"width: 399px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/leixlip-drawing_room.gif?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2141\" data-attachment-id=\"2141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2007\/04\/leixlip-castle-drawing-room\/leixlip-drawing_room\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/leixlip-drawing_room.gif?fit=700%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Drawing Room &amp;#8211; Leixlip Castle Ground Plan\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Drawing Room &amp;#8211; Leixlip Castle Ground Plan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Drawing Room &amp;#8211; Leixlip Castle Ground Plan&lt;br \/&gt;\n The entire Ground Plan is on the &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2007\/04\/16\/leixlip-castle\/&quot;&gt;Leixlip Castle&lt;\/a&gt; Page.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/leixlip-drawing_room.gif?fit=389%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/leixlip-drawing_room.gif?fit=676%2C869&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2141 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/leixlip-drawing_room.gif?resize=389%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Drawing Room - Leixlip Castle Ground Plan\" width=\"389\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/leixlip-drawing_room.gif?resize=389%2C500&amp;ssl=1 389w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/leixlip-drawing_room.gif?resize=676%2C869&amp;ssl=1 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drawing Room &#8211; Leixlip Castle Ground Plan<br \/> The entire Ground Plan is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2007\/04\/16\/leixlip-castle\/\">Leixlip Castle<\/a> Page.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Leixlip Castle, a Georgian interior that typifies the unpredictable &#8216;decorative wit&#8217; that Mariga Guinness gave to her interior schemes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Irish-Georgian-World-Design-Herbert\/dp\/155670707X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1484343517&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=irish+georgian&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=design4203-20&amp;linkId=ab1301643c429665c8dd658f0b361baf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irish Georgian (World Design) by Herbert J. M. Ypma<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_802\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-802\" data-attachment-id=\"802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2007\/04\/leixlip-castle-drawing-room\/img_3155\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?fit=2816%2C2112&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2816,2112\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1176742956&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3155\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-802 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Leixlip Castle Drawing Room with gigantic Georgian dolls house \" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?resize=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3155.jpg?w=2028&amp;ssl=1 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leixlip Castle Drawing Room<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_786\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-786\" data-attachment-id=\"786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2007\/04\/leixlip-castle-drawing-room\/img_3160\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?fit=2816%2C2112&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2816,2112\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1176743006&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leixlip Castle Dollhouse 18th century Dolls House that originally came from Newbridge House\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Leixlip Castle Dollhouse&lt;br \/&gt;\n18th century Dolls House that originally came from Newbridge House&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leixlip Castle Dollhouse&lt;br \/&gt;\n18th century Dolls House that originally came from Newbridge House&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-786 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Leixlip Castle Dollhouse 18th century Dolls House that originally came from Newbridge House\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?resize=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3160.jpg?w=2028&amp;ssl=1 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leixlip Castle Dollhouse<br \/>18th century Dolls House\u00a0 originally came from Newbridge House<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The paintings above the doll house are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ruins of Palmyra by James Canter<\/li>\n<li>Racehorse by Butler<\/li>\n<li>Portrait of the Earl of Charlemont\u2019s brother Francis Caulfield<\/li>\n<li>Racehorse by Charles Town of Liverpool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_803\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3157.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-803\" data-attachment-id=\"803\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2007\/04\/leixlip-castle-drawing-room\/img_3157\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3157.jpg?fit=2816%2C2112&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2816,2112\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1176742978&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3157\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3157.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3157.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-803 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3157.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Leixlip Castle Drawing Room\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3157.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3157.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3157.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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