Wicklow’s Altidore Castle to host bank holiday Focus Ireland fundraiser
Philip Emmet and Thomas Emmet at last year's fundraiser.
Altidore Castle in Kilpedder will be holding its annual fundraiser for Focus Ireland on the May bank holiday Monday, May 6.
Two tours of the eighteenth century Georgian, castellated house will be offered at 2pm and 4pm this coming Monday. The house is also open all of May for tours.
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The tour comprises several rooms of the house with tours given by the Emmet family who are descendants of Thomas Addis Emmet and Robert Emmet. There is an Emmet gallery at the end of the tour with several items of note from the family’s history.
The tour of the house itself will be free on Monday, but they are asking for generous donations to the charity. Last year Altidore raised over €1,000 for charity.
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"We are hoping to raise even more this year. Focus Ireland does valuable work with the homeless community and deserves all the support it can get,” said Thomas Emmet who is organising the fundraiser.
Booking ahead is essential and tickets can be found on their Facebook page Altidore Castle or their Instagram page @altidorecastle. Donations can also be made on their iDonate page.
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