Temple House is a Georgian mansion set in an estate of over 1,000 acres (400 ha). It overlooks the lakeside ruins of a castle formerly of the Knights Templar, and is now a country guest house. Originally built c. 1825, it was substantially extended and embellished c. 1864.
10-748: Temple House may refer to: Temple House Manor and Castle , Ballinacarrow on the outskirts of Ballymote in south County Sligo, Ireland Temple House (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) , listed on the US National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Temple Mansion , Industry, California, listed on the NRHP in California The Temple House , an event venue and former residence in South Beach, Miami, Florida John Roland Temple House , Hartwell, Georgia, listed on
20-589: The IRA , seriously injuring the wife of the then owner, Major Alexander Perceval. The house, filled with heirlooms, is a family home which provides tourist accommodation. 54°07′02″N 8°34′29″W / 54.117100°N 8.574700°W / 54.117100; -8.574700 High Sheriff of Sligo The High Sheriff of Sligo was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Sligo , Ireland, from
30-655: The 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Sligo County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. However the sheriff retained his responsibilities for
40-505: The House of Lords. He rebuilt the previous Gothic house c.1825. He however spent too extravagantly and on his death the house had to be sold, but was bought back for the family by Alexander's third son, also Alexander, who had made a fortune in China. Alexander jnr then enhanced the building c.1864 by adding a 7-bay block at right angles to the existing 5-bay block. In 1920, the house was attacked by
50-704: The NRHP in Georgia Temple-Skelton House , Hartwell, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Georgia Temple, Marcellus Luther and Julia Protzman, House , Osceola, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Iowa Joseph Temple House , Reading, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Mark Temple House , Reading, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed Samuel W. Temple House , Tecumseh, Michigan, NRHP-listed Temple-Webster-Stoner House , Romansville, Pennsylvania, NRHP-listed Henry G. Temple House , Diboll, Texas, listed on
60-497: The NRHP in Texas Lands of Templehouse , an estate near Dunlop, East Ayrshire, Scotland See also [ edit ] Temple (disambiguation) House temple (disambiguation) Temple Hall , Leesburg, Virginia , NRHP-listed Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Temple House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
70-683: The lands since 1665. George Perceval (1635–75) had settled in Ireland on acquiring the Temple House property by marriage to an heiress of the Crofton family of Longford House, Colooney . The property passed down in the Perceval family, several of whom were High Sheriffs of Sligo until it descended to Colonel Alexander Perceval (1787–1858) who was MP for County Sligo in the UK Parliament and Sergeant-at-Arms in
80-425: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temple_House&oldid=944846327 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Temple House Manor and Castle Templehouse Castle ( Irish : Caisleán )
90-511: The preservation of law and order in the county. The usual procedure for appointing the sheriff from 1660 onwards was that three persons were nominated at the beginning of each year from the county and the Lord Lieutenant then appointed his choice as High Sheriff for the remainder of the year. Often the other nominees were appointed as under-sheriffs. Sometimes a sheriff did not fulfil his entire term through death or other event and another sheriff
100-611: Was a rectangular keepless castle, built in 1181 near the townland of Ballinacarrow on the outskirts of Ballymote in south County Sligo , Ireland . The Temple House lands were granted to the Knights Templar in 1216 and passed to the Knights Hospitaller when the Templars were disbanded in 1311. The castle was converted to a domestic residence in 1627 and besieged and badly damaged in 1641. The Perceval family has lived on
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