| Chapter 1: | Water Supplies |
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Table 1. Chronology of selected water supply installations.
| Big House | Flag | Year | Installation |
| Edgeworthstown | 24 | 1790s | Money-dispensing water pump for beggars |
| Mount Bellew | 37 | 1825 | Two water closets, well with yard pump |
| Dromoland Castle | 23 | 1837 | Hot bath with its own boiler |
| Tullynally Castle | 49 | 1839 | Pumped water to bathrooms and shower |
| Strokestown Park | 48 | 1845 | Water supply by hydraulic ram or water turbine |
| Birr Castle | 08 | 1850s | Water supply to upper floors by lift pump and hoist |
| Riversdale House | 44 | 1853 | Bedroom WC, water stands, force pump and tanks |
| Garron Tower | 26a | 1854 | Water supply by waterwheel-driven pump |
| Turlough Park | 50c | 1867 | Water supply by ram pump, one bathroom, and two WCs |
| Clandeboye House | 15 | 1872 | New laundry, Moule's earth closets purchased |
| Tullynally Castle | 49 | 1875 | New water supply, one bathroom, ten WCs |
| Doneraile Court | 22 | 1889 | Galvanised iron cistern for horticultural use |
| Clandeboye House | 15 | 1893 | Lake-supplied water to Bangor during drought |
| Mourne Park | 39 | 1895 | Large storage cistern in attic room, septic tank |
| Doneraile Court | 22 | 1895 | Dual water-supply and storage cistern for hot water |
| Tullynally Castle | 49 | 1900 | Many bathrooms installed |
| Mount Stewart | 38 | 1903 | One bathroom on ground floor with running water |
| Lissadell House | 33 | Vict. | Basement kitchen h/w and fire hose system |
| Woodbrook | 53 | 20th C | Spring water carried by bucket, pool water pumped to roof tank for bath |
Sources. See chapter text and endnotes.
Note. WC = water closet and h/w = hot water.