Laois town gets starring role in famous British TV series
Filming took place last year, with the episode airing this August.
The coming season of the Country House Auction series on More4 will feature a well known Laois town.
The episode's auction is held by Sheppard's Irish Auction House, in Castle Durrow.
Over 1,200 items went under the hammer during the auction, which was filmed in August of 2023.
An exciting episode is promised, with incredibly rare items to make appearances.
The Castle Durrow episode will feature the auctioning of items such as a solid-silver punch bowl, a rare Egyptian amulet, a John Constable sketch, Percy French paintings, a Carrara marble sculpted chimney piece and a stunning Tibetan meteorite iron Phurba.
Buyers ranged from professionals seeking items for state-owned country homes and museums to interior designers, private owners restoring period homes, and collectors.
The episode also follows owners of Castle Durrow, Tessa and Robin Leidig, showing the multiple challenges of hosting events in such a historic property.
The star of the episode will be the sacred Tibetan meteorite iron Phurba, which sold for €140,000.
Pictured: the sacred Tibetan meteorite iron Phurba.
The first episode will be broadcast on Tuesday, August 13 at 9pm on More4.
Tune in to see potential buyers arrive at the 18th-century castle, the nerve-racking bidding wars (online and over the phone as well as in person) for items, and the challenges of hosting such events on such an famous historic property.