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Powerscourt House is the ancestral home of the fictional Lord Francis Powerscourt in David Dickinson's series of novels about the Victorian detective (Goodnight Sweet Prince, Death And The Jubilee, Death Called To The Bar). [citation needed] The gardens were used to record Celtic Woman's Songs from the Heart DVD and TV special. [citation needed]
Powerscourt House is the former Dublin townhouse of Viscount Powerscourt and now the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, located on South William Street, Dublin. History
When he reached the age of 21 he embarked on an extensive renovation of the house and created new gardens. Inspiration for the garden design followed visits by Powerscourt to ornamental gardens at the Palace of Versailles, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna and Schwetzingen Palace near uHeidelberg. The garden development took 20 years to complete in 1880.
Powerscourt House may refer to: Powerscourt House, Dublin, Ireland, a townhouse and shopping centre; A house on Powerscourt Estate near Enniskerry, County Wicklow ...
Songs from the Heart was originally filmed as a TV special for American broadcaster PBS, as well as a DVD release, at Powerscourt House and Gardens near Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland, in July 2009. The concert was filmed by Alex Coletti Productions and Brennus Productions with editing by the Windmill Lane Post Production studios in Dublin.
The extensive formal gardens form the grounds of an 18th-century Palladian house, designed by Richard Cassels, which was destroyed by fire in 1974, and lay as a shell until extensive restorations were carried out in 1996. Powerscourt Waterfall in the grounds of the estate, at 121 metres, is the highest waterfall in Ireland. [citation needed]
Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) regard the waterfalls an "important site for both the glacial feature and for the geological influence of the rocks themselves on the formation of the waterfall"; and describe the Powerscourt corrie, in which the waterfall sits, as "a fine example of glacial erosion, where accumulated ice has scoured out a deep basin, with a waterfall flowing down the steep ...
Belvedere House and Gardens, Birr Castle, Camas Park, Coolaught Gardens, Coolwater Garden ; Dillon Garden, (Closed indefinitely as of 2022) Derreen Garden, Emo Court, Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens, Clonakilty, Co. Cork Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine; Fernhill Park and Gardens, Dublin, Archived 2018-01-15 at the Wayback Machine