An 1832 engraving of the house from "Wright's Ireland Illustrated"
Earlier Houses: There was at least one earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.
House & Family History: Sir Robert Shaw, 1st Bt., who owned Terenure in the late 18th-early 19th centuries, was the great uncle of George Bernard Shaw.
Title: Guide to Irish Country Houses, A
Author: Bence-Jones, Mark
Year Published: 1988
Reference: pgs. 271-272
Publisher: London: Constable and Company
ISBN: 0094699909
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Unknown
Park Listed: Unknown
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, 1661-71. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Major Joseph Deane, late 17th century; Deane family here until 1789. Abraham Wilkinson, 1789-96. Sir Robert Shaw, 1796-1806. Frederick Bourne, early 19th century; Bourne family here until 1857.
Current Ownership Type: School
Primary Current Ownership Use: School
Ownership Details: Since 1860 Terenure College, a Carmelite-run secondary school.
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 35314-904-621
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.terenurecollege.ie
Historic Houses Member: No