The stairs and hallway of Leixlip Castle are beautiful!
Leixlip Castle Main Stairs
Main Stairs in Leixlip Castle
Main Stairs in Leixlip Castle
Main Stairs in Leixlip Castle
Leixlip Castle Main Stairs Window from outside
Under the Leixlip Castle Main Stairs
Leixlip Castle Main Stairs
Leixlip Castle Main Stairs
From Main Stairs to Hallway at Leixlip Castle
Shell Chair, Leixlip Castle
Shell Chair, Leixlip Castle
The shell chair looks like one from this photo from Advantage In Vintage Blog.
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“Three Guinness heirs (seated) in the Blue Room of Leixlip Castle, their ancestral home, in County Kildare, Ireland—Tom Guinness, Jasmine Guinness, and Violet Ogden—flanked by family friends and neighbors Georgina O’Hagan and Poppy Lloyd. ”
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Hallway of Leixlip Castle
Leixlip Castle Hallway
Diana Mitford, Desmond Guinness’ mother
Portrait by William Acton
Diana Mitford, Desmond Guinness’ mother
Portrait by William Acton
The painting and the cover of the book are of Diana Mitford, Desmond Guinness’ mother.
Diana Mitford was one of the controversial Mitford sisters. Raised in an upper-class family, the six stylish sisters shocked society with their provocative political and social views and at times scandalous lifestyles.
Diana Mitford was secretly engaged to Bryan Walter Guinness, one of the heirs to the Guinness Beer fortune, when she was 18. Although her family initially resisted, they hosted the wedding of the year in 1929. They shared a fortune in income and were known for hosting extravagant bohemian society parties. Their circle, the “Bright Young Things” were known for drinking, drug experimentation and masquerades. Think the De Momerie crowd in the Lord Peter Wimsey mystery Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers.
The book with the green cover is about Diana Mitford’s sister Nancy. The drawing on that cover is also by William Acton.
Cupboard under the stairs at Leixlip Castle
Stairs at Leixlip Castle
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