Welcome to Whitestown House Estate
Historic demense in the heart of North Dublin. Not far from the city & 20 minutes from the airport
Here we host long-table dinner parties, garden get-togethers, woodland picnics, music evenings, cooking classes and private meetings and more.
The Whitestown Estate dates back to the 1600s, when purchased for twelve pounds in 1641 by the Earl of Ormonde. It consisted of 120 acres, three roods and ten perches. What makes Whitestown remarkable in County Dublin is that the demense has remained intact to this day.
The current house was built in the 1840s by Sandham Symes, chief architect to the Royal Dublin Society. His eye for detail is visible in the proportions of the rooms and the wonderful stonework at Whitestown.
The Keogh family purchased the estate in 1996 and began the journey to lovingly restore it, starting with the outbuildings and gate lodges. Almost 4,000 trees were planted on the property. Whitestown House has a storied history of hospitality, having been almost burned to the ground during the civil war because of the “tennis parties and dances” there were held here for officers.
The Keogh family love to entertain and Whitestown House is at its best when filled with people and laughter. While you may arrive as strangers we hope that when you depart it will be as friends.
Unique Experiences
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Long Table Dinners
The Dining Room at Whitestown House boasts a vintage long table perfect for intimate and engaging dinner parties. It is the prfect place for togetherness, community and conversation.
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Woodland Picnics
When the weather is good, there is nothing like having a picnic beneath the ancient fern leaf beech tree on the property. Dinner parties and celebrations are also possible.
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Private Meetings
There are many rooms and spaces at Whitestown House that are perfect for private functions. Whether it’s Afternoon Tea, catered business meetings or a courtyard luncheon.
The Dining Club
The Dining Club is a unique new project that encourages community and connection, where guests gather together in an intimate, convivial atmosphere to share in specially-curated culinary experiences.
Traversing past and present and deeply rooted in a sense of place, The Dining Club sees chefs Kelly Keogh (Whitestown House Estate) and James Gabriel Martin (Leviathan) hosting pop-up events that focus on seasonality, heritage and story-telling. Each one is unique, designed around a theme, with changing menus, entertainment and table settings.
Whitestown House Estate, nestled near The Naul in North County Dublin, is set on 130 acres of farm and parkland. The historic demesne has remained intact since 1722 and has a long a storied history of hospitality, marking it as the perfect venue for the events.
The house was made for entertaining. Guests are welcomed into the drawing room for pre-dinner cocktails and canapés. The legendary long table in the dining room accommodates up to 16 guests, and by its very design encourages conversation.
In the winter months, candlelight and crackling open fires bathe all of the rooms in a warm, orange glow. In the spring and summer months we host woodland gatherings beneath an ancient fern-leaved beech tree on the property and have picnics on the lawn.
