NEWBRIDGE HOUSE (1747–52; 1760–4) DONABATE, FINGAL
By Damian Murphy Newbridge House was built for Charles Cobbe (1686–1765), who came to Ireland in 1717 as chaplain to the then lord lieutenant. He amassed a large estate on the Donabate peninsula by purchasing two adjoining parcels of land, the first measuring 490 acres, the second measuring 510 acres, in June 1736 and July … Read more