Take A Peak At Kilmacurragh House Ruin in Kilmacurragh, Ireland

Kilmacurragh House, the historical property, sits at the east County Wicklow, Ireland.  It is one of the several Queen-Anne-style homes built by Thomas Acton II in the 17^th century.  It is now part of the Ireland's National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, where famous Himalayas plants such as calcifuges and conifers could be found.

Acton II built Kilmacurragh House from the ruins of a Medieval abbey. Originally, the famous home was designed by Sir William Robinson, an infamous designer, who also made the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, Charles Fort in Kinsale, and St. Michan's and St. Mary's Churches in Dublin. It was designed with eight bedrooms and five reception rooms.  However, a fire that broke in 1976 damaged the whole interior that left it in a very bad state despite the efforts to maintain it the following years, Atlas Obscura reports.

OPW (Ireland's Office of Public Works) tried to revive the once historical site, but it continued to deteriorate as years passed.  Kilmacurragh House, a neighbor to the National Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin in Dublin has higher rainfall, milder climate, and acidic soils that allowed growing of different plants that can be found all across the world, Botanical Gardens reports. It was in 1996 when some parts of the house became officially owned by the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland.

The Kilmacurragh House was surrounded by extensive vistas, Dutch-style landscape parks, ruins of the canals and grand avenues. Acton II also designed a 40-acre deer park that is located nearby the visitor's carpark.  Beginning 2006, more developments are being done on the property. A planting plan was initiated, fossil lawn and Irish grassland and woodland ecosystem restoration were also part of the improvements for the site.

Kilmacurragh House in Kilmacurragh, Ireland is one of the important sites that must not be missed by travelers when they visit the country. With different plant species, visitors can discover and be able to see them without the need to go to other countries.  It is also an important historical property that should be visited as it has been erected as early as the 17^th century.