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Temple House Estate | Sligo

Temple House Estate, Co. Sligo, F56 NN50, Ireland

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Nikki MullerNikki Muller

Magic beyond my wildest dreams! I think our photo says it all! I had envisioned and planned every detail of our wedding day from half way across the world, for just under a year. And the magic on our wedding day was beyond my expectations and wildest imagination. And believe me, my imagination is intense! Roderick and the Temple House team are warm, professional, relaxed and on the ball! The food throughout our stay, and on the big day, was extraordinary and I am a huge foodie and so are my family and friends. We booked out the whole estate (rooms and cottage) for 5 days and this allowed us to sink into the beauty and soak everything in, bit by bit, before the wedding. Temple House is such a special place for a family and friends reunion and the grounds are simply breath taking! I'd like to thank Roderick for being such a gentleman and so hands-on. I felt immediately comfortable around him and knew our big day was in the best of hands. I can't wait to return for an anniversary and get on that row boat and enjoy the lake! Though I made sure to walk around the grounds- especially on the morning of my wedding so that we could be as grounded and present as possible come showtime! I'm grateful that Roderick allowed us to add our our own touches on design and also to put up photos of our family and friends around the house. That allowed for an intimate feel throughout our stay and for our friends to enjoy on the wedding day as they explored the wonderful home and grounds. Roderick made the wedding planning process FUUUNNN! I always looked forward to connecting with him and knew he had everything under control. My fiancé - husband!! - and I live in Singapore so we didn't have the chance to see Temple House in person but loved the virtual tour Roderick gave us and knew this was what we wanted: a family home rich in history and abounding in character and warmth. We have had friends and family from Ireland, and all over the world, tell us that this was the best wedding they'd ever been to! Even the photographer said it was in his TOP 5 . haha This was music to our ears! People have been talking about it for weeks since and so we know that something very special had happened that day.

Edgar GättnerEdgar Gättner

Very very special, an unusual combination of history and hotel. We were the only guests and felt like Brad and Janet in Rocky Horror Picture Show. The staff was very friendly! Breakfast was good. Thanks! Here is the history of Templehouse: Eine halbe Meile Allee verläuft durch eine Parklandschaft, deren grünes Gras mit der Hilfe von sechzehnhundert Schafen und ihren Lämmern in perfekter Ordnung gehalten wird. Schöne alte Bäume spenden der Herde an heißen Tagen ein gewisses Maß an Schatten, und in alle Richtungen gibt es einen Schutzschirm, der von den Wäldern gebildet wird, die mehr als die Hälfte der Fläche des Anwesens bedecken. Dies ist kein gewöhnlicher Wald. Im Gegensatz zu den jungen Fichten, die die Hauptstütze der irischen Forstwirtschaft darstellen, handelt es sich bei den Bäumen um Waldkiefern und andere breitblättrige Arten, die ihre Vorfahren im 18. Jahrhundert gepflanzt haben und die sich jetzt selbst aussäen. Sie bieten einen wunderbar bunten Wald mit alten und jungen Bäumen und Lichtungen, die im Frühling von Glockenblumen und Buschwindröschen erstrahlen. Es gibt Wälder am Seeufer mit flechtenbedeckten Bäumen, die wilde Himbeeren und Erdbeeren hervorbringen und als besonderes Schutzgebiet für die Nachwelt reserviert sind. Und es gibt kilometerlange Wanderwege, auf denen Sie wandern und dem Vogelgesang lauschen können. Eine Gemeinschaft von Tempelrittern ließ sich im 12. Jahrhundert in einer Burg am See nieder – und hinterließ ihren Namen für immer. Lange zuvor erlangte Sir Perceval Ruhm und Ehre als einer der Ritter der Tafelrunde von König Artus. Die Geschichte berichtet, dass Ascelin Goval de Perceval 897 seine Burg Yvery in der Normandie verteidigte und einige Generationen später ein Perceval als Teil des Gefolges von Wilhelm dem Eroberer bei der Invasion Englands half. Im 16. Jahrhundert erhielt ein Familienmitglied Land in Irland als Belohnung für seine Verdienste um Königin Elizabeth I. und einen Nachkommen seiner 1665 verheirateten Mary Crofton, der Erbin der Ländereien von Tem le House. Mit einer kurzen, aber bedeutenden Pause im 19. Jahrhundert sind die Percevals seitdem Eigentümer des Anwesens. Das Haus blickt heute auf sein eigenes angestammtes Wohnhaus in Form einer malerischen, mit Efeu bedeckten Ruine von Gebäuden aus Ziegeln und Stein. Es besteht kaum ein Zweifel daran, dass die Tempelritter hier im Jahr 1181 ihre Festung errichteten, aber im Temple House herrscht seit achthundert Jahren ein endloser Umbau und eine Renovierung, und die Steine der ersten Burg wurden mehr als einmal recycelt. Wie jeder Leser des da Vinci-Kodex weiß, gerieten die Templer unter den Verdacht der römischen Behörden und wurden 1311 aufgelöst. Ihre Burg am Fluss Owenmore wurde einem anderen Kreuzfahrerorden, den Knights Hospitallers, überlassen und sie begannen mit einem umfassenden Wiederaufbau . Ihre Arbeit ist noch heute in Form von Gewölbekammern im Erdgeschoss der Ruine zu sehen. Auch diese Stricke zogen weiter und vermieteten ihr Eigentum an die örtlichen Häuptlinge McDonaghs und O'ras, die es offenbar rund zweihundert Jahre lang in Ruhe genossen haben Irland war relativ frei von Invasionen oder Kriegen. Die Zeiten wurden für die Oberschicht und alle anderen hart – von den späteren Jahrzehnten des 16. Jahrhunderts bis zum größten Teil des 17. Jahrhunderts. Das Schloss wechselte mehrmals, teilweise gewaltsam, den Besitzer. Aber seit 1665, als die ersten Percevals sich dort niederließen, schien alles friedlich gewesen zu sein. Die Voraussetzungen dafür waren geschaffen, dass Generationen dieser Familie die Landschaft genießen und mit den Produkten der Farm und der Pacht ihrer zahlreichen Pächter reich werden konnten. Sie bauten das alte Schloss wieder auf und lebten dort bis 1760, als sie in der Nähe ein neues Zuhause für die Familie errichteten und die Bediensteten das Schloss bewohnten. Das heutige Gebäude stammt aus dem Jahr 1825, als Oberst Alexander Perceval beschloss, ein Stück den Hügel hinauf zu ziehen und mit dem Bau eines neuen Hauses im klassischen Stil zu beginnen,...

Colman StephensonColman Stephenson

Our extended family had a rare treat staying at Temple House for a family reunion. Our party of 21, aged 3 to 85, took the entire main house, plus a four bedroom estate cottage for a week. Roderick treated us very well, cooking superb breakfasts, arranging for lovely dinners (whether simple or sumptuous as the occasion required). The house is on a grand scale with several massive bedrooms three sittings rooms and a beautiful double height hall and staircase. It is stuffed full of extraordinary paintings and objects that have come down through the family including a nineteenth century Broadwood piano in working order and exquisite oriental carvings. Hopefully Roderick will guide you through the various portraits in the dining room while offering a potted family history. The private grounds offered acres of space for kids to run wild or adults to walk and jog, not to mention the boating and fishing opportunities. Some of us hadn’t seen much of Sligo before, and the house is in a really good spot, near caves, old tomb sites, sheep dog show, a short drive to beautiful beaches, and less than an hour’s drive to Croagh Patrick. Roderick is extremely friendly. You are staying in a family home, but on a large scale.

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Magic beyond my wildest dreams!

I think our photo says it all! I had envisioned and planned every detail of our wedding day from half way across the world, for just under a year. And the magic on our wedding day was beyond my expectations and wildest imagination. And believe me, my imagination is intense! Roderick and the Temple House team are warm, professional, relaxed and on the ball!

The food throughout our stay, and on the big day, was extraordinary and I am a huge foodie and so are my family and friends. We booked out the whole estate (rooms and cottage) for 5 days and this allowed us to sink into the beauty and soak everything in, bit by bit, before the wedding. Temple House is such a special place for a family and friends reunion and the grounds are simply breath taking!

I'd like to thank Roderick for being such a gentleman and so hands-on. I felt immediately comfortable around him and knew our big day was in the best of hands. I can't wait to return for an anniversary and get on that row boat and enjoy the lake! Though I made sure to walk around the grounds- especially on the morning of my wedding so that we could be as grounded and present as possible come showtime!

I'm grateful that Roderick allowed us to add our our own touches on design and also to put up photos of our family and friends around the house. That allowed for an intimate feel throughout our stay and for our friends to enjoy on the wedding day as they explored the wonderful home and grounds.

Roderick made the wedding planning process FUUUNNN! I always looked forward to connecting with him and knew he had everything under control.

My fiancé - husband!! - and I live in Singapore so we didn't have the chance to see Temple House in person but loved the virtual tour Roderick gave us and knew this was what we wanted: a family home rich in history and abounding in character and warmth.

We have had friends and family from Ireland, and all over the world, tell us that this was the best wedding they'd ever been to! Even the photographer said it was in his TOP 5 . haha This was music to our ears! People have been talking about it for weeks since and so we know that something very special had...

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14w

Cannot praise Temple House highly enough. We stayed here for two nights in August for my mother’s birthday. It was a big family group, 20 of us ranging from 8 to 80. The whole stay was magical from start to finish. The rooms were gorgeous, all with their own bathrooms which is impressive for a house this age. The first time driving up to the house through the extensive grounds and rounding the corner through the trees and seeing the house was truly a Pride and Prejudice ‘first time seeing Pemberly’ moment. There are a selection of cosy sitting rooms to choose from, a great selection of board games and a table tennis table (which was a big hit with the kids). They also have an honesty bar with a great selection of drinks including Guinness and Carlsberg on draft. My mum has always been enthralled with the Knights Templar and was absolutely delighted when she discovered there are the ruins of a Knights Templar castle in the grounds. Roderick was a fantastic host, so friendly and welcoming, and organised everything to perfection. He arranged a falconry experience and archery for us, both of which I would highly recommend. We had an absolutely gorgeous three course dinner on the Saturday night in the grand dining room overlooking the lake, all very Downtown Abbey. The grounds are great to explore too, we had a wander round the old stable, orchard and fairy grotto (so pretty). You can also borrow a boat to take out on the lake if you wanted to fish or swim but unfortunately we didn’t have time. Highly recommend and I hope we’ll be...