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Local Estates of Landed Society

This category provides brief histories associated with a selection of the houses and estates of the landed society that are located within and outlying areas of Skehana.

  • Carrownacregg House

    Carrownacregg House

    Former O'Concannon house later served as a relief hospital.
  • Colmanstown Quaker Farm

    Colmanstown Quaker Farm

    A Ffrench property, became a Quaker Model Farm in 1848.
  • Lakeview House

    Lakeview House

    Former Carr family residence of linen business fame.
  • Monivea Castle.

    Monivea Castle.

    Anglo-Norman Ffrench family moved west in the 16th century.
  • Mountbellew House

    Mountbellew House

    Bellew family were the founders of Mountbellew town.
  • Vermount House

    Vermount House

    The Blakes descended from Tribes of Galway.
  • Waterloo House

    Waterloo House

    Named after Napoleonic campaigns at Waterloo 1815.
  • Woodlawn House

    Woodlawn House

    Original home of of the Trench family which remains extant..
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