One of Donegal’s best kept secrets has seen a ‘striking increase’ in their visitor numbers.
The beautiful Glebe House and Gallery, near Churchill, recorded a sharp rise in visitors last year.
Their figures rose from just 18,500 in 2021 to almost 40,000 last year, according to the Office of Public Works (OPW) latest report
It was one of a number of their heritage sites around the country to perform exceptionally well in 2022.
The major parks, such as the Phoenix Park, St. Stephen’s Green and parklands around Castletown House, Doneraile Court and Kilkenny Castle, have remained top of the list, continuing the trend as magnets of natural beauty and as places for recreational use.
“Other individual regional sites have seen a striking increase in their visitor numbers, for example, Cahir Castle – winner of the European film location awards last year – Carrowmore, which was announced as part of Ireland’s Tentative World Heritage List last year and the Glebe House and Gallery in Co. Donegal,” the report stated.
Glebe House, the home for nearly thirty years of the renowned artist Derek Hill, is situated beside Lough Gartan, near Glenveagh National Park. Originally known as St Columb’s, the 1828 Regency-style house is decorated with William Morris textiles, and collections of Islamic and Japanese art, as well as 300 works by leading twentieth-century artists such as Picasso and Kokoshka. The house and gardens are displayed in an informal manner, as though Derek Hill was still in residence.
The Glebe House and Gallery is open daily for the Summer of 2023 until the 31st of October.
For further information, log on to www.glebegallery.ie or visit their Facebook page.
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