 Richard's father gave him Kilgobbin, where the couple lived until he inherited Adare Manor.It was the original seat of the Quin family, and served as the dower house after the construction of Adare Manor.It was the family home of Thady Wyndham-Quin, 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, who sold Adare Manor as a hotel in the 1980s.