The History of Mount Juliet Estate

This part of the estate is now a thriving stud farm and an integral part of the day to day life on the estate. Originally called Bally Inch, which is a translation of the Gaelic "Baile Inse", meaning the peninsulated townland. The townlands and castles of Legan and Ballylinch belonged to Jerpoint Abbey until the Suppression of the Monasteries by Henry VIII in 1541. They were then granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormande (the Black Earl). He in turn granted them to Oliver Grace, a descendant of the Norman adventurer Raymond Fitzwilliam le Gros. Oliver's son Gerald built Ballylinch Castle and moved here from Legan Castle in 1563. However, the Graces were dispossessed by Cromwell, who granted Ballylinch to one of his followers, Colonel Daniel Redman, in 1654. His daughter Eleanor married James Butler, 3rd Viscount Ikerrin moved their residence to Ballylinch from Lismalin in Tipperary. In 1757 the Rev Thomas Bushe sold what had formerly been Walton's Grove to his neighbour, Somerset Hamilton Butler, 8th Viscount Ikerrin, 1st earl of Carrick, thus amalgamating the two estates.

Mount Juliet House

The Earl of Carrick built his mansion on the opposite bank of the River Nore and called it Mount Juliet in compliment to his wife, Lady Juliana, always known as Juliet. The family moved their residence from Ballylinch Castle, which was mostly torn down. The Earls of Carrick remained in Mount Juliet from the 1750s until 1914, when they sold the estate to the McCalmont family who lived there until recently.

Mount Juliet Estate
The History of Mount Juliet
The History of Mount Juliet House