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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

dlr Heritage Events

Summer of Heritage 2024

Guided Walks and Tours

Marlay

Marlay House Tour


Free Guided Tour

Take a guided tour of this wonderful country house. Hear the story of how the original 17th Century house, called The Grange was purchased in 1764 by David La Touche of French Huguenot origin, extended, and renamed Marlay, and was then sold in1864 to Robert Tedcastle, the well known Dublin coal merchant.


The Tedcastle family lived at Marlay until 1925. In 1925 Philip Love (a market gardener, who at one time was the largest tomato producer in Ireland) acquired the House.


Date Tuesday
July 30th
August 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

Sunday
August 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
September 1st
Times 11am - 3pm
Tours on the hour, 4 per day, last tour 2pm
Duration 60 minutes
Maximum Capacity 15 people
Limited wheelchair access.
Please phone: 01 204 7011 in advance if you require wheelchair access.
Meeting Point The front steps of Marlay House, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin.
The Tour Guide will open the door and admit group at tour start time.
The house door will be closed when tour commences.
Venue Marlay House
Public Transport Buses: use TFI Journey Planner