Recording No: 5
The Landed Gentry in Ireland | Oral History Collection
Interviewee: Lesley Fennell, (nee Walsh)
Date of Birth: 1943
Interview Location: Burtown House, Athy, Co. Kildare
Recorded by: Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore
Series Title: The Landed Gentry in Ireland Oral History Collection
Date Recorded: 24/2/2022
Recording Length: 1 hour 35 mins
Keywords: Whitehill Estate, Co. Longford; Land Commission; childhood memories; life in an Irish country house 1950s; artist William Fennell; opening of historic Burtown House and gardens to the public; saving Burtown Estate.
