Newbridge House Visitors FCC

This data set shows the shows the details of then number of paying Visitors to Newbridge Farm and booked rooms for parties, special occasions and it includes payed house tour visitors.Newbridge House is a Georgian Villa built to the design of James Gibbs in 1747 for the then-Archbishop of Dublin , Charles Cobbe. In 1717, Charles Cobbe (1686-1765) came to Ireland as private secretary and chaplain to his kinsman Charles Paulet, the secondDuke of Boltonand Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was appointed Bishop of Killala in 1720 and his career progressed with successive bishoprics until he was enthroned as Archbishop of Dublinin 1743.Cobbe began purchasing lands on the Donabate peninsula in 1736, and commissioned the celebrated architect James Gibbsin 1744 to design a plan for the rebuilding of Newbridge House. Work began in 1747 and Newbridge is Gibbs’s only executed work in Ireland.The Archbishop gave the near-finished building to his only surviving son, Thomas (1733-1814) in 1755, on the latter’s marriage to Lady Elizabeth (Betty) Beresford, youngest daughter of the 1stEarl of Tyrone. By extending the house, decorating it with ornamental stucco, collecting pictures, porcelain and commissioning furniture from Irish cabinetmakers, Thomas and Lady Betty left a significant mark on Newbridge which is still evident today. Their son, Charles Cobbe (1756-1798), married Anne Power Trench of Garbally, Co. Galway in 1778 but also ran up considerable debts. These eventually resulted in Thomas selling some estates in Louth and their large townhouse in Palace Row. Charles predeceased his father.In 1810, Thomas gifted Newbridge to his eldest grandson, Charles Cobbe (1781-1857), who, as well as raising his own five children here, provided a centre of home life for the numerous children of his brothers. The family injected new vigour into life at Newbridge, and was concerned with the welfare and the living conditions of their tenants. Charles’s daughter,Frances Power Cobbe,would become a noted philanthropist, feminist and writer, and would be the first publicly to advocate university education for women. Charles occupied Newbridge for 47 years and on his death, it passed to his son, also named Charles (1811-1886), from whom it passed to the latter’s nephew who came of age in 1905.In that year Thomas Maberly Cobbe married Eleanor Colville Frankland, the elegant daughter of an Anglo-American heiress and descendant of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, John Jay. The couple, setting up at Newbridge at the beginning of the 20thcentury, entertainedguests and raised their familyuntil the estate passed to their son in 1933. When he died in 1984 it passed to his two nephews and his niece who had grown up in the house.In 1985 the family gave the house and sold the demesne to Dublin County Council (now Fingal County Council) entering into a rare agreement under which the historic family-owned pictures, furniture, chattels and documents, are kept in situ whilst the Cobbe family remains in residence. As a result of this agreement, the interiors of Newbridge House are remarkably complete and amongst the best preserved in Ireland.Join Kevin and the Kid and his farm yard friends on a brand new interactive adventure at Newbridge Farm !Join Kevinand his friends Tammy the Tamworth, Percy the Peacock and Rua the Robinon ourbrand new Farmyard Discovery Trail. Pick up an interactive booklet at the Admissions Desk and use it to navigate your way around the farmyard and paddocks, completing challenges and learning lots on the way.Say hello to our horses, ponies, goats, pigs, ducks, rabbits, cows, sheep, owls and much more.Meander through the walled garden and orchard andenjoy all our plants and flowers (but please don’t pick them!).Solve puzzles, take rubbings and fill in the blanks to earn a special sticker in the Farm Shop at the end of the trail. Here at Newbridge Farm we helpto protect many traditional and rare breeds. The animals at Newbridge can move about freely and express normal patterns of behaviour. Please do not feed the animals as they are already on a balanced diet! We are proud to promotecompassionate farming methods, respect for all animals and sustainable biodiversity. Please note: Newbridge Farm is closed on Mondays from October to March.*for latest information look uphttps://newbridgehouseandfarm.com/