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Curraghmore House, the 800-year-old estate in County Waterford, is juggling more than visitors this summer: alongside hosting Ireland’s All Together Now festival, the family has also been renting the grounds to film crews. Lady Camilla de la Poer Beresford says a major production has just wrapped on the property, adding a new revenue stream to the estate’s tourism activities.
Home and business under one roof
Lady Camilla splits her time between London and the family seat. She explains that running Curraghmore Estate is a constant balancing act — the farm is managed by her father while her mother oversees visitor activities and tours.
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The family increasingly looks for fresh income sources to maintain the house and grounds. Using the estate as a location for films and television has become one such strategy.
Film crews move in
According to Lady Camilla, the estate has “just finished filming something quite big,” though she declined to identify the new production. She said viewers can expect to see it soon.
Curraghmore has hosted period projects before. One earlier mini‑series filmed on the grounds, This Is Not a Murder Mystery, features fictionalised young Surrealist artists including Dalí and Magritte trapped in a grand house while a killer stalks the guests. That show, produced by a Dutch company, has already been released and impressed her with its production design.
Preserving an 800‑year‑old house
Keeping such a large historic home in good repair is expensive. Lady Camilla recounts that her mother recently completed a decade‑long project to replace the roof after years of leaks. “A lot of blood, sweat and tears have gone into that,” she said.
Allowing selective public access and leasing the property for shoots are practical responses to those costs, she added. Only a handful of rooms are open to visitors; the family reserves the rest for private use.
Festival life on the lawn
The estate becomes a hive of activity when festival organisers arrive. All Together Now transforms the grounds and requires weeks of setup — an intrusion, Lady Camilla admits, but one the family accepts to keep the estate sustainable.
Her father, Henry de la Poer Beresford, the 9th Marquis of Waterford, is a keen supporter of the event. While headliners such as Christy Moore and Kneecap will not be staying in the house, family, friends and guests do fill Curraghmore during the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Looking ahead
Lady Camilla says her mother is enthusiastic about further developing the estate’s tourism and filming opportunities. For now, the combination of concerts, tours and occasional screen work helps preserve a historic home that might otherwise be difficult to maintain.
