- Just an hour from Dublin in the shadow of the Slieve Blooms, Emo Court is a stunning estate rich in history and natural beauty.
- Emo Court, northern elevation. Emo Court, located near the village of Emo in County Laois, Ireland, is a large neo-classical mansion.
- For details of events, opening and other enquiries, please see the website of Heritage Ireland or contact the OPW at Emo Court, phone 057-862 6573.
- The famous architect James Gandon, fresh from his work on the Custom House and the Four Courts in Dublin, set to work on Emo Court in 1790.
- The gardens and parklands of Emo Court House were first laid out in the 18th century and are a glorious example of Irish formal gardens at their best.
- The saviour of Emo Court was certainly Major Cholmeley-Harrison, a London stockbroker, who bought the house from the Jesuits in 1967.
- With a demesne of over 4,500 hectares, Emo Court was the second-largest enclosed estate in Ireland after the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
- One cherub plays a harp, another paints, and, at the centre of the panel, two cherubs, representing Architecture, unfurl the plans for Emo Court.
- In 1969, the order sold Emo Court to a Mr. Cholmeley-Harrison who began the laborious process of realizing Gandon’s grand vision for the building and its grounds.
- The space to take my grandson and his parents walking and cycling around the grounds of Emo Court. The ice creams and coffees after were fantastic.