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<p>Farnham House, near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavan" class="extiw" title="w:Cavan">Cavan</a>, Co. Cavan, Ireland. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/seriesofpictures01morruoft#page/n99/mode/2up">Letterpress</a>).  
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The house was designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wyatt" class="extiw" title="w:James Wyatt">James Wyatt</a> and built for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Maxwell,_1st_Earl_of_Farnham" class="extiw" title="w:Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham">3rd Baron Farnham</a>.  It was extended in 1810 to the design of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Johnston_(architect)" class="extiw" title="w:Francis Johnston (architect)">Francis Johnston</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Armagh" class="extiw" title="w:County Armagh">County Armagh</a>-born, but Dublin-based, architect. It was recently sold by Diana, Lady Farnham (widow of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Maxwell,_12th_Baron_Farnham" class="extiw" title="w:Barry Maxwell, 12th Baron Farnham">The 12th Baron Farnham</a>), to a local entrepreneur, and the house and estate has now been converted into a luxury hotel and leisure complex under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radisson_SAS" class="extiw" title="w:Radisson SAS">Radisson SAS</a> international hotel group.</p></div>
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