This is the Victorian orangery located within the walled gardens of Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal, Ireland. The greenhouse is situated in the heart of Glenveagh National Park. The castle and its surrounding gardens were originally built in the 19th century.
Glenveagh National Park, Gardens and Castle are located on the Loch Bheatha near the town of Letterkenny in Ireland.
John George Adair Built the castle after acquiring land through the notorious 1861 eviction of 224 tenants, earning him the nickname "Black Jack Adair". Adair was born in County Laois, Ireland, was a Scots-Irish businessman and landowner, financier of JA Ranch in the Texas Panhandle. Adair had made his fortune in Ireland buying up estates bankrupt after the Irish potato great famine.
John's American wife Cornelia took over after his death in 1885, developing the famous castle gardens and hosting high-society guests...
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