Millbrook
- Klassifizierung
- Herrenhaus
- Land
- Irland
- Region
- County Kildare
- Adresse
- Kilkea, R14 Y319, Castledermot
- Epoche / Stil
- Late 18th-century Georgian
The Greene family's ancestors lived at Kilmanaghan Castle and Moorestown Castle in County Tipperary before relocating. William Nassau Greene (1714-1781), a businessman and magistrate, built a residence known as Kilkea Lodge (c. 1740) adjacent to the ancient Fitzgerald seat at Kilkea Castle. His younger son John (1751-1819) served as High Sheriff of Kildare and Captain of the Castledermot Yeomanry. He built a neighbouring house at Millbrook with the help of his father. It was completed in 1776 with its attendant mill and millrace off the River Griese. The property remained with the family through generations. Thomas Greene (1843-1900), a poet and author, served as High Sheriff of Kildare in 1895 and oversaw the mill's closure. The house subsequently passed to a cousin's descendant who returned with his wife in 1950 to an utterly neglected house. Restoration remains ongoing. Available as a film location and for corporate events, with group visits May to September and during Heritage Week.
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