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Heritage Council Ireland
The Story of Woodstock. Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland by Thomas J. Whyte
Woodstock Gardens and Aboratum
Kilkenny County Council

Woodstock House, its Magnificent Gardens and the Tighe family history - Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Presented for the first time in a remarkable new book The Story of Woodstock by Thomas J. Whyte will be launched in Kilkenny on the 25th September 2007
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Sir William Fownes Lady Louisa and the Rt Hon William Tighe of Woodstock Kilkenny Ireand

In 1737, Sir William Fownes commissioned an elegant mansion on the Woodstock Estate he had inherited in Inistioge, Co.Kilkenny He hoped to establish himself with the gentry of the area - and ultimately impress the Earl of Bessborough, whose daughter Elizabeth he planned to marry. Over the next forty five years, Woodstock was the background to a series of spectacular dramas that led to the untimely deaths of William, Elizabeth and their son-in-law William Tighe.
The Story of Woodstock and the Tighe Family, by Thomas J Whyte Kilkenny Ireland
Tighe family house circa 1860 Woodstock Inistioge Kilkenny Ireland

Thomas J.Whyte has written a fascinating book, The Story of Woodstock, about the Families, their fortunes and the fates of those who lived in this great and grand house in Woodstock, Inistioge from 1737 to 1912..
  • 352 Beautifully Written Pages
  • 75 Black and White Photographs
  • 15 Pages of Colour Photographs
  • Euro21.99 plus p&p
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    Monkey Puzzel Path at Woodstock Gardens - The Monkey Puzzle Walk was originally planted in 1845 but the trees failed to thrive due to rust damage.

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