Old Connaught House

Old Connaught House is an 18th-century house located in Rathmichael, Dublin, Ireland.
Though originally built for bishop William [Gore (bishop)|William Gore], shortly after his death in 1784 it was leased by William Plunket, 1st [Baron Plunket|William Plunket]. The house was occupied by the Plunket family for several generations.
The house was sold to the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1946 and was in use from 1946-72 as a novitiate school before being sold on again.
The house remained unoccupied for several years before being leased to a non-profit equestrian organisation.
It was sold in 2000, renovated, and is now a development of 24 apartments in the main house with a further 26 apartments in a separate building within the grounds.
The townland of Old Connaught was identified by Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council as an 'Historic Landscape Character Area' in their Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028.