Patrick Annesley

Recording No: 1

Interviewee: Patrick Annesley
Date of Birth: 1943
Interview Location: Annes Grove Estate, Co. Cork
Recorded by: Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore
Series Title: The Landed Gentry in Ireland Oral History Collection
Date Recorded: 19/4/2022
Recording Length: 1 hour 36 mins

Keywords: Annes Grove history; succession for 400 years; Annes Grove gardens; end of an era; country gentleman; lifestyle; life in the Big House; local gentry; explanation of heritage of Annes Grove; IRA threat to Annesley family; the handing over of Annes Grove to the OPW.