Kennedy and widow of Billy Cavendish of Chatsworth House, who perished along with the two crew members. Also on board the fateful flight, was Lady Hartington, Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy – sister of the future US President, John F. The last Earl to have an active role in the management of the estate, was Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, the 8 th Earl Fitzwilliam, who died in a plane crash in the south of France in 1948. In 1903, over 85,000 acres were sold off to the tenants as part of the Wyndham Act.
The Fitzwilliams were seen as progressive and liberal landlords, developing infrastructure and industries, along with supporting social projects such as churches, halls and schools (a total of 31 were built on the estate). The house and estate were inherited by the 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (Milton Hall) in 1782, following the death of his uncle, the 2nd Marquis of Rockingham, who had twice held the role of Prime Minister of Great Britain. The estate itself, comprised of over 90,000 acres having been originally established by a Thomas Wentworth (Black Tom) in the 15th century. The original building, named Malton House built c.1730, was destroyed by fire during the 1798 rebellion. Shillelagh represents over two centuries of developments in the areas of social, natural, political and industrial heritage.įor further information please visit: Built between 18, Coollattin House was the centre of the Fitzwilliam Estate in Ireland. The village housed many estate workers and was purposefully designed in an attractive picturesque style, creating an attractive streetscape with antique and Tudor style architectural detailing and incorporating natural features and landscaping.Īt the core of the village is a large village green, now containing a playground, Shillelagh Stick sculpture and a fountain which was originally the centrepiece of the walled garden which served Coollattin House. There are a large number of records detailing the lives of former tenants now digitised and available on the Coollattin Lives website. In recent years, many ancestors of these families have returned under happier circumstances to visit where their forefathers lived.
Under the Fitzwilliams, in the 1830’s the Coollattin Estate was the largest single landholding in County Wicklow with over 90,000 acres covering one-fifth of the county of Wicklow and home to 20,000 tenants.ĭuring the Great Famine in the mid 19th century, Lord Fitzwilliam embarked upon an ‘assisted migration’ programme whereby upwards of 6,000 tenants were cleared from the land and given passage to North America, in particular, to the Canadian province of Ontario.
The village was originally laid out by the Earls Fitzwilliam as an estate village for the nearby Coollattin House and Park. Shillelagh comes from the Irish place name of Síol Éalaigh, meaning ‘Descendants of Éalach’.
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