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Houses of Local Landed Society

  • Carrownacregg House

    Carrownacregg House

    Originally an O'Concannon house served as a relief hospital following The Great Hunger.
  • Colmanstown Quaker Farm

    Colmanstown Quaker Farm

    Colmanstown, originally a French property, became a Quaker Model Farm in 1848.
  • Lakeview House

    Lakeview House

    Former residence of the Carr family of linen business fame. It was built in 1800.
  • Monivea Castle.

    Monivea Castle.

    The Ffrench's arrived with the Anglo-Normans and moved west in the 16th century.
  • Mountbellew House

    Mountbellew House

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

    Vermount House

    The Blakes of Vermount were descended from James Blake-son of Patrick Blake, Kiltullagh.
  • Waterloo House

    Waterloo House

    Named after the Napoleonic campaigns at Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington.
Built Heritage
  • Big Houses of County Galway
  • Blakes Estate, Vermount and Frenchfort
  • Clooncurreen Castle
  • Garbally Castle - Iconic O'Kelly Clan Tower House
  • Jamesons Estate, Windfield
  • Kilbeg Wedge Tomb
  • Shops of the area
  • Stone walls and green grass
  • Thatched Cottages In The Area
  • The Inn of Glentane
  • Houses of Local Landed Society
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  • Mary J. Murphy

    Mary J. Murphy

    Writer, Broadcaster and Non-Academic Historian.
  • Deoch an Dorais

    Deoch an Dorais

    Translates as 'one for the road' or perhaps 'name your poison'
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    17 -- Fr Yesudas Kodiveettil

    A.P. Killoscobe 2017 - Present
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