House of the Week: Showstopper of a country house in Meath has a stellar history

Buyers in the market for a historic property with stellar attributes could be quite starstruck by Parsonstown House, Co Meath.

This residence, within an attractive courtyard conversion, was associated with several establishment figures throughout its long history. One of these luminaries was the Trinity College-educated John Mortimer Brinkley, who was appointed the first Astronomer Royal of Ireland in 1792.