{"id":9343,"date":"2023-06-09T14:12:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/?p=9343"},"modified":"2023-06-09T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:13:38","slug":"an-tanaiste-micheal-martin-officially-opens-coilltes-newly-refurbished-avondale-house-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/an-tanaiste-micheal-martin-officially-opens-coilltes-newly-refurbished-avondale-house-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"An T\u00e1naiste Miche\u00e1l Martin Officially Opens Coillte\u2019s Newly Refurbished Avondale House to the Public"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9342\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9342 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Coilltes-Avondale-House-Launch-June-2023-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Imelda Hurley, CEO Coillte, An T\u00e1naiste M\u00edche\u00e1l Martin, Coillte Chair Bernie Gray and Orla Carroll, Director of Product Development, F\u00e1ilte Ireland lauch the re-opening of Coillte's Avondale House June 2023\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Coilltes-Avondale-House-Launch-June-2023-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Coilltes-Avondale-House-Launch-June-2023-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Coilltes-Avondale-House-Launch-June-2023-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Coilltes-Avondale-House-Launch-June-2023-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Coilltes-Avondale-House-Launch-June-2023-272x182.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Coilltes-Avondale-House-Launch-June-2023.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imelda Hurley, CEO Coillte, An T\u00e1naiste M\u00edche\u00e1l Martin, Coillte Chair Bernie Gray and Orla Carroll, Director of Product Development, F\u00e1ilte Ireland lauch the re-opening of Coillte&#8217;s Avondale House June 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>An T\u00e1naiste Miche\u00e1l Martin Officially Opens Coillte\u2019s Newly Refurbished Avondale House to the Public<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avondale House refurbishment follows on from the hugely popular launch last year of Beyond the Trees Avondale, Ireland\u2019s New Visitor Destination <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avondale House re-opens with guided tours of the refurbished ground floor rooms including the imposing double storey entrance hall, <\/strong><strong>morning room, dining room, living room, library and the forestry schoolroom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Friday, 9<sup>th<\/sup> June 2023:<\/strong> An T\u00e1naiste Miche\u00e1l Martin was Guest of Honour at the official opening of Coillte\u2019s newly refurbished Avondale House, offering guided tours for visitors which will take them on a historic journey through the home of Samuel Hayes, it\u2019s first owner, the Parnell family who inhabited the house in the 1800s, and the forestry school which was subsequently set up in the house once it was acquired by the state in 1904.<\/p>\n<p>The newly refurbished Avondale House is an added attraction for visitors to Avondale Forest Park, who can now experience the house tour alongside the magnificent Beyond the Trees Avondale Treetop Walk and Viewing Tower which has already seen over 300,000 people visit Avondale Forest Park since it opened in July 2022.\u00a0 Beyond the Trees Avondale is a collaboration between Coillte, F\u00e1ilte Ireland and EAK Ireland, bringing a truly unique visitor experience to Ireland\u2019s Ancient East.<\/p>\n<p>This \u20ac19m project at Beyond the Trees Avondale is part of Coillte\u2019s strategy to create more world class visitor destinations and increase recreation spaces nationally, and will encourage international and domestic visitors to stay longer and spend more in Wicklow and the wider Ireland\u2019s Ancient East region, driving economic and employment opportunities for local communities.\u00a0 Close to \u20ac1m was invested in the restoration works of Avondale House including structural works and the interiors. Over 60 new full and part-time jobs were created to staff the site, the majority of whom are from the locality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at today\u2019s official opening, An T\u00e1naiste Miche\u00e1l Martin said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am delighted to officially open the newly refurbished Avondale House, one of Ireland\u2019s most historically important and beautiful locations. The contribution made by Avondale House\u2019s most famous occupant on this nation\u2019s path to self-determination was enormous, and I applaud the restoration work\u00a0carried out by\u00a0Coillte\u00a0and F\u00e1ilte Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Trees Avondale is part of Coillte\u2019s strategy to create world class visitor destinations and increase spaces for recreation, nature and biodiversity.\u00a0 Avondale House is not only a wonderful new tourist amenity for Wicklow and Ireland\u2019s Ancient East, it will also open up economic and job opportunities for the entire region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Imelda Hurley, Chief Executive, Coillte, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn July of last year, we opened Beyond the Trees Avondale, a collaboration between Coillte, F\u00e1ilte Ireland and EAK Ireland, bringing a truly unique visitor experience, showcasing trees and the many advantages to building with wood, to Ireland\u2019s Ancient East, with its beautiful Treetop Walk and Viewing Tower, opening up brand new perspectives of the forest and unveiling stunning vistas of the Wicklow countryside from new heights.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we are back to mark the reopening of the true heart of Avondale, the house where it all began under the stewardship in the 1770s of the visionary Samuel Hayes, a man who occupies a special place in Irish forestry; and later was home to the Parnell family whose achievements and contribution to Irish political life in the 1800s were immense; before coming into state ownership in 1904 and deepening its importance to forestry in Ireland by housing the state\u2019s forestry school while the Great Tree Experiment was conducted throughout the surrounding estate.\u00a0 We took the greatest of care with the restoration of this wonderful house, ensuring an experience for visitors that is evocative and true to the period, and we look forward to welcoming people to experience this unique house for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Orla Carroll, Director of Product Development at F\u00e1ilte Ireland added:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvesting in standout attractions is a key element of attracting domestic and international visitors to explore Ireland. The opening of the newly re-developed Avondale House adds another point of interest for visitors to Wicklow, and further enhances the visitor experience at the hugely popular Beyond the Trees Avondale, which has been positioned as a must-visit attraction since its opening in July 2022. The new experience at Avondale House is centred around telling the rich history of the house through guided tours, which will bring the unique and important stories of the house and its former inhabitants to life for visitors. F\u00e1ilte Ireland is pleased to have developed this project under our strategic partnership with Coillte and look forward to seeing this unique attraction continue to develop as a flagship destination in Ireland\u2019s Ancient East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The story of Avondale starts with Samuel Hayes who began construction of the house in 1777.\u00a0 Avondale House has been a home and a school during its lifetime, and many consider it the birthplace of forestry in Ireland. The most famous residents were the Parnell family, all 12 of them, who lived here for a large part of the 1800s. Among that large family was Charles Stewart Parnell, one of Ireland\u2019s greatest statesmen, who practised his speeches from the balcony in the main hall, while his equally politically active sisters critiqued him from the ground floor.<\/p>\n<p>The estate came into the ownership of the Government in 1904 and was home to Ireland\u2019s first forestry school for many years, before Coillte became its custodian when the semi-state forestry company was formed in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>The Avondale House tour takes in the Main Hall, Morning Room, Dining Room, Living Room, Parnell\u2019s Library, and the Forestry School Classroom.\u00a0 Coillte consulted with experts in period furniture and design refurbishment to ensure an experience for visitors that is true to the period.\u00a0 A number of the key pieces of furniture and artefacts on display are fully authentic and original to the house.\u00a0 These include an original Bossi fireplace, paintings and sculptures, Parnell\u2019s Wooton desk, numerous documents and books, and much more.\u00a0 Items on display which are not original have been carefully researched to ensure they are historically accurate.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Hayes inherited the Avondale estate from his father in 1770 and is centrally important to the story of Avondale because he was so deeply interested in forestry. He planted over 8,000 trees from all over the world in Avondale, which would eventually mature into a magnificent forest, with some of those trees still thriving today.<\/p>\n<p>When Charles Stewart Parnell inherited Avondale, and all its debt, he began developing the sawmills, and also added quarrying and mining to his timber interests. Having to manage the financial difficulties of the estate, which was heavily burdened with debt, shaped the way he thought about landowners and tenants in Ireland. He saw that the system needed to change and during his later political career he focused on fighting for land reform and Irish self-government.<\/p>\n<p>Charles\u2019 two sisters Fanny and Anna were the most politically active among his siblings. Influenced by the strong personality of their mother.\u00a0Charles\u2019 political career reached great heights in the 1880s, with an American tour, and becoming leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.\u00a0In his personal life he also found a great love with Katharine O\u2019Shea. But with that relationship also came scandal and stress, which ultimately brought about a split in the party, the demise of his popularity, and his untimely death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forestry School\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1904, while Ireland was still a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Avondale was sold to the government, and the Department of Agriculture set up Ireland\u2019s first forestry school. The Great Tree Experiment began in Avondale in 1905. The idea was to see which trees would grow well in Ireland and would then be used to plant the new forests of Ireland.\u00a0 Generations of Irish foresters trained at Avondale and the experimental plots they planted still inform how we manage and care for trees today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Booking Avondale House Tours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Avondale House tours are available from 10am to 4pm daily.\u00a0 Entry to the Seed Caf\u00e9, Walled Garden and Coillte Pavilion in Avondale is free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to visit Avondale House cost \u20ac15 per adult and \u20ac12 per child.\u00a0 Bookings can be made at <a href=\"https:\/\/booking.beyondthetreesavondale.com\/Home\">https:\/\/booking.beyondthetreesavondale.com\/Home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tickets to access the Treetop Walk and Viewing Tower cost \u20ac15 per adult, \u20ac12 per child (under 3s go free), family tickets are priced at \u20ac40 for a family of up to five people, and student and OAP rates are also on offer.\u00a0 Car parking is available on site at a cost of \u20ac5 per vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ends<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes to Editor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Avondale House was opened to the public by Taoiseach Charles Haughey on 28 April 1991 after some earlier restoration work. Coillte operated guided tours during the 1990s up to 2017. Many people will recall the old caf\u00e9 downstairs which was open to the public and overall at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Coillte had a vision to develop Avondale Forest Park which would include the restoration of Avondale House. Coillte took the greatest of care with the most recent restoration works to ensure a visitor experience that is evocative and true to the period. \u00a0The recent restoration works included two phases. The first phase which took place between May 2021 and May 2022 focused on structural works including roof and window repairs, interior electrical works and some interior painting.<\/p>\n<p>The second phase took place between October 2022 and March 2023 and focused on the interior fit out of the House. When the House closed to the public in 2017, much of the interior furniture and artefacts, which had been on loan, were returned to the National Museum, therefore the House furnishings were relatively limited.<\/p>\n<p>Coillte set out to ensure that the House would come to life through storytelling including audio visual and interpretive planning. They wanted to create an impression that visitors were stepping back time into the home of the Parnell\u2019s. With the support of experts in period furnishings and artifacts, Coillte sourced additional furniture, d\u00e9cor, paintings and artifacts all designed to be true to the period that each room is interpreting. The approach to the guided tours today is to give visitors an overview of the people and stories, associated with Avondale in an engaging way. Feedback on the quality of the guided tours has been excellent to date. \u00a0Some original pieces are in display in the House today, including the wedding ring that Charles Stewart Parnell gave to Katherine O\u2019Shea, an original Bossi fireplace, paintings, sculptures, Parnell\u2019s wooten desk and much more. Any item on display which is not original has been carefully researched to ensure historical accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Coillte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coillte, Ireland\u2019s semi-state forestry company, is responsible for managing 440,000 hectares of primarily forested lands. It is the nation\u2019s largest forester and producer of certified wood, a natural, renewable and sustainable resource. Coillte is also the largest provider of outdoor recreation space in Ireland, it enables wind-energy on the estate, processes forestry by-products and undertakes nature rehabilitation projects of scale. Coillte delivers the multiple benefits of forestry, including forests for climate, for nature, for wood and for people. For further information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\">www.coillte.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nuala Buttner<\/p>\n<p>Q4 Public Relations<\/p>\n<p>+353 (0)85 1744275<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:nuala@q4pr.ie\">nuala@q4pr.ie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 An T\u00e1naiste Miche\u00e1l Martin Officially Opens Coillte\u2019s Newly Refurbished Avondale House to the Public \u00a0 \u00a0 Avondale House refurbishment follows on from the hugely popular launch last year of Beyond the Trees Avondale, Ireland\u2019s New Visitor Destination \u00a0 Avondale House re-opens with guided tours of the refurbished ground floor rooms including the imposing double 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