Russborough House

/ ˈrʌsbərə /

noun

1. a mansion near Blessington in Co Wicklow, Republic of Ireland: built by Richard Castle and Francis Bindon for the 1st Earl of Miltown from 1740

Example Sentences

Alongside IRA gunmen, she carried out an armed raid on Russborough House in County Wicklow where they stole 19 masterpieces, including a Rubens, Goya and Vermeer.

From BBC

Christine Molloy said the couple stumbled across her story while researching the history of Russborough House for a documentary.

From BBC

Mr. Hill was instrumental in recovering many of the 18 paintings stolen in 1986 from Sir Alfred and Lady Beit’s Irish estate, Russborough House, by mobster Martin “The General” Cahill.

From Washington Post

Before his involvement in the recovery of The Scream in May 1994, Mr Hill's most successful case was leading the 1993 investigation that found paintings by Vermeer and Goya, which had been stolen seven years earlier from Russborough House in County Wicklow.

From BBC

In 1993 he led the recovery of a Vermeer and a Goya stolen in 1986 from Russborough House in County Wicklow.

From The Guardian