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MON: Private Architectural Tour of Merrion Square-- Exclusive Access to Georgian Dublin

  • 22 Jun 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Rutland Farm, Merrion Square
  • 12
  • 3 registrants

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Join long-distance member Terry Sullivan and Dr. Conor Lucey on a private, customized tour of Merrion Square architecture! 

Meeting at Rutland Fountain, Merrion Square at 1pm, the tour will involve a walkabout of Merrion Square and its environs, describing the development of the Fitzwilliam (later Pembroke) Estate between 1750 and 1830. It will include description and characterisation of the garden square as expressions of social status in the period, and consider the roles of real estate development and the speculative building industry. We will then visit 63 Merrion Square, built 1789–94, and home to the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland since 1917. Here we will explore a typical house of the period, with access to the principle reception rooms and circulation spaces, both richly decorated in the Irish neoclassical style, and to the authentically restored garden at the rear property which was achieved in part by funds raised by the American chapters of the Irish Georgian Society. Coffee will follow at the Cellar Bar of the Merrion Hotel on Merrion Street, birthplace of the Duke of Wellington.


Host: Terry Sullivan is a recognized interior designer and educator whose work is dedicated to the classical design that began at the intersection of art history and practice. She studied Interior Design at Mt. Vernon College / George Washington University, where she worked with Dr. James Carder on the history of architecture, interiors, and furniture. Terry founded Terry Sullivan Interiors in 1987, practicing for over 4 decades at the intersection of architecture, historical precedent, and decorative arts. Her firm has been recognized by House Beautiful as one of America's Top 100 Decorators, and by Elle Decor as one of America's Top 30.

Guide:  Dr. Conor Lucey is Associate Professor of architectural history in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin, Ireland. He is a Board Member of the Irish Georgian Foundation and of the Castletown Foundation, and a former President of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (2017-2020). Dr Lucey sits on the editorial board of Vernacular Architecture and Irish Architectural & Decorative Studies journals. He has written or edited four books on architecture since 2007. 




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