History
The house was built between 1712-1716 by Colonel William Flower (later to become Baron Castle Durrow) as a family home.
The Flower family retained ownership of the estate until 1922, when they were forced to sell up and return to England. It was bought by a Mr. Maher of Freshford, Co Kilkenny who was primarily interested in the estate's timber reserves. Eventually the Land Commission took over the arable portion of the property and the Forestry Department took over the woodland.
After standing empty for some years the house itself was transformed in 1929 into a school (St Fintan’s College and Convent} and in 1998 was purchased by Peter and Shelley Stokes and redeveloped as the luxury Castle Hotel.
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