Paxton���s architecture and Pugin���s furniture and interior design, in conjunction
with generations of family ephemera,
brilliant contemporary art, congenial
guests, attentive staff, enveloping beds
and Kathleen Nevin���s ongoing tradition of exemplary cooking render Lismore eminently comfortable. Maura
O���Keeffe, castle manager, and Denis
Nevin, the and head butler, lead an attentive staff affording guests a relaxing,
carefree visit. The place is conducive to
great conversation and to great camaraderie. During her holiday visits, Suzy
Moran, like the Cavendishes during
theirs, is always planning cultural and
sporting activities.
Suzy entertains her guests with evenings
of Irish dancing and music, opera, jazz
and liturgical services. Lord Burlington
organizes compelling contemporary art
exhibits in a wing of the castle, places
dynamic contemporary art in the gardens, holds operas in the stable yard and
craft and holiday fairs in the forecourt,
in addition to his ongoing plethora of
family events and weekend gatherings.
I particularly enjoy walks in the sevenacre garden.
Depending upon the season, camellias,
HYLAND
