Everything about Ballinderry Park is a delight, particularly the interior, and the whole house is filled with light.

The Hall
At the back of the bow-fronted hall the staircase, the principal glory of the house, rises gently to the top storey, with its heavy handrail swooping voluptuously at each landing.

The Drawing Room
On the left, the Drawing Room, with its tall Kilkenny marble chimneypiece, is panelled and painted in a soft green, and decorated with prints and old porcelain. There are comfortable chairs and sofas, cushioned window seats in the deep embrasures, and splendid views over the tree-studded park.

The Dining Room
Across the hall is the dining room, panelled and painted a rich deep, dark blue. The wide, unvarnished floor boards are covered with rugs and there is a simple, early chimneypiece of dark grey slate. The furniture is 17th century oak and 18th century mahogany, and the table laid with antique silver, while the walls are hung with gilt-framed family portraits and hatchments, and with blue and white Chinese porcelain.

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