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Kilkenny Castle's Long Gallery
Kilkenny Castle will feature in the latest episode of a new, four-part documentary series for RTÉ.
LEGACY is a new, four part documentary series for RTÉ featuring 15 of the National Historic Properties, with each episode having a specific theme: Centres of Power, Writers and Collectors, Memory and Commemoration, and The Art of the Portrait.
Episode four, on June 1, features four Historic Properties in which portraits have been collected, painted and displayed over the centuries. The Glebe House and Gallery, Donegal, Kilkenny Castle, Dublin Castle, and Áras an Uachtaráin, in the Phoenix Park.
A significant collection of Irish portraits can be seen in Kilkenny Castle. The castle was bought in 1381 by the powerful Butler family who remained the owners for over 600 years.
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In the 19th century, the Butlers constructed a large, elaborately decorated Picture Gallery and the portraits within it tell the story of the family from the first Duke of Ormond in the 1630s to the 19th century. The castle was sold in 1967 to the Castle Restoration Committee for a nominal £50, and in 1969 passed into the care of the Irish state. Following a huge conservation project, the OPW acquired the Butler family’s collection of heirlooms, including their portraits, which are now back in their original home and a crucial part of Ireland’s artistic heritage.
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