In the Houses of Ireland
- ISBN-10
- 1556700458
- ISBN-13
- 9781556700453
- Category
- Architecture, Domestic
- Pages
- 254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stewart Tabori & Chang
- Authors
- Walter Pfeiffer, Marianne Heron
Description
Shows and describes Irish mansions, castles, town houses, and cottages, and discusses the history of each home
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