| Desart Court | |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Map Type: | Ireland |
| Relief: | y |
| Status: | Private dwelling house |
| Building Type: | House |
| Architectural Style: | Palladian |
| Location: | County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Location Country: | Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 52.5868°N -7.3526°W |
| Completion Date: | 1733 |
| Demolition Date: | 1923 destroyed by fire and rebuilt, 1957 demolished |
| Floor Count: | 3 |
| Architect: | Edward Lovett Pearce |
| Developer: | John Cuffe, 1st Baron Desart |
| References: | [1] [2] |
Desart Court was a house in County Kilkenny, Ireland, built around 1733 for the first Lord Desart, John Cuffe. The architect is believed to have been Sir Edward Lovett Pearce.
The house was a two-storey core building with a basement, linked to two-storey wings, and was designed in a Palladian style. Inside there were elaborate plasterwork ceilings and notable staircases described as "handsome carved scroll-work in oak, in lieu of balusters". The house was considered a superlative example of its kind, however it was destroyed in February 1923 when it was burned by the IRA. A new house was rebuilt by Lady Kathleen Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington, with Richard Orpen, but it was subsequently torn down in 1957.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]