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Rated the 11th best place in the world by GQ Magazine, Lisnavagh has been home to the Bunbury family since the 17th century and is now an upmarket wedding venue, run by Turtle's brother William and his wife Emily.
Magnificent award-winning works by Turtle's sister, interior designer Sasha Sykes, creator of the great Straw Bale Cube, the Carlow Chair and the Eileen Gray inspired screen, now permanent exhibits at the National Museum in Dublin.
Turtle Bunbury researches and writes family histories as privately commissioned books, essays and web-pages.
The handsome timber chopping boards that have captured the attention of shops from Kilkenny Design to John Lewis to Williams Sonoma, earning a 5-star rating from The Irish Times.
Eleven years and three best-selling books later, the Vanishing Ireland project continues to boom with exhibitions and a fourth volume of the award-winning series scheduled for 2012.
Turtle's brother William Bunbury grows, sources, conditions and supplies fully traceable home-grown Irish hardwood timber to Ireland's furniture makers and woodworkers.
Turtle Bunbury is on hand to give talks and tours on all things Irish from ancestry to emigration, religion to rabbit-catching, Vikings to Vanishing Ireland.
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History in a Book - See the website for Turtle's acclaimed family history series.
Bristlebird Media Works - The dapper genius of Adam Green, creator of this fine website.
James Fennell Photography - The remarkable Mr Fennell with whom Turtle has collaborated on 'Living in Sri Lanka', 'Vanishing Ireland', 'The Irish Pub', 'Sporting Legends of Ireland' and many other projects.
The Hidden Ireland - A collection of over 30 of the finest country houses, castles and townhouses in Ireland which offer accomodation; Turtle's wife Ally looks after their PR.
Parkhood - The landscape architects and environmental consultants with whom Turtle's brother Andrew Bunbury works.
What Did I Do Last Night? - Rollicking account of alcohol-fuelled nights in London and New York by Turtle's brother-in-law, Tom Sykes, journalist, writer and 'Page Six' gossip columnist for the New York Post.
Loopline Films - The TV and film production company in Dublin with whom Turtle co-wrote the script for 'John Henry Foley - Ghost of the Empire'.
The Dubliner - The City magazine that gave Turtle his break as a columnist back in 2000 and serialised 'Vanishing Ireland'.
Eneclann - Historical experts who provide Turtle with invaluable counsel.
The Flatlake Festival - The Hilton Park estate near Clones, County Monaghan, hosts an annual festival for all things literary, artistic, cinematic and miscellaneously bizarre.
The Streets of Dublin - A 30,000 strong photographic tour of the capital city by Infomatique.
Carlow Genealogy Website - An excellent and informative site with links to all things Carlow and access to a mailing list of old Carlovians from all around the world.
County Carlow Information - Another excellent and informative site relating to Ireland's coolest county.
Tindal Wines - Supplier of fine vintages to the Bunbury household.
Jordan Ferguson - In tribute to an old friend who died of lung cancer in 2007.