The bridge that rose over the River Nore,
Adjoined estates for Mount Juliet's core.
Centuries passed and history has found,
A story of love, the families it bound.

Fifteen hundred acres invites all that is keen,
To walk through Mother Nature where everything is green.
Whether one golfs, fishes, or walks, there is much to see,
And, of course, to eat there is Afternoon Tea.

Ballylinch Castle, was seat for the family Butler (owner of the Kilkenny Castle), otherwise known as the Earls of Carrick, from 1700 to 1897, but it was on a piece of raw land that lay directly across the river from the castle, on the west bank, that the first Earl of Carrick, Somerset Hamilton Butler, set his sights. 

Enter Julianna Boyle, the daughter of the Earl of Shannon.  She was a mere teenager when she met and later married Somerset, moving in with the family at Ballylinch Castle. In times of arranged marriages, it was clearly evident that the two had a true love and deep affection for one another.  In those days, a dowery was presented to the husband’s family.  Julianna brought to the relationship, a dowery of £5000, equal to millions of dollars/euros/pounds in today’s currency.  Within a few years of marriage, the property across the river from Ballylinch went up for sale, and with the healthy finances that came with the nuptials, the couple bought and renovated the estate.  An eight-arch stone bridge was erected to connect the properties, making it easier to move between two. With stunning views and acreage of land, it was home for Somerset and Lady Juliet Butler for their remaining lives together.  Staying in the family for the next 140 years, the estate endured the drama of several earls and the turbulent times in Ireland.   Though Somerset would name their home, Juliana, it was soon referred to as Mount Juliet.