Heritage House

Lismany House, County Galway Lismany House, Lawrencetown, County Galway Lismany House was built in 1856, for Alan Pollock, a Scotsman who owned between 20-30,000 acres in counties Galway and Roscommon. The house, now ruined, was two storeys with an irregular façade of gables, Tudor-Revival windows, Georgian windows with rusticated surrounds and three sided bows. Pollack […]

Flowerhill House, County Galway Gilbert Charles Nugent, Twelfth Earl of Westmeath, lived at Flowerhill House with his wife before inheriting the family title from his brother in 1933. The Census of 1901 recorded that Flowerhill House had twenty one windows in the front and twenty one rooms occupied by the family. In 1903, most of […]

Eyrecourt Castle, County Galway Built by John Eyre circa 1660, Eyrecourt “Castle” was an exceptional building. The two-storey mansion with open windows, a broad roof, and lofty chimneys was built of brick faced with rendered rubble. The warm, rich interior had ornately decorated wooden staircases, gallery and panelling. The ‘House of Liberty’, has been described […]

Clonfert Cathedral & Clonfert Palace, County Galway St. Brendan’s Cathedral, Clonfert, is situated close to the Shannon River in East Galway, five miles North-West of Eyrecourt. St. Brendan the Navigator founded a monastery and centre of learning here in 557. None of the original foundation survives. The present day cathedral dates from the 12th century. […]

Lisreaghan House & Bellevue Folly, County Galway Also known as Bellevue or Belview, this was the seat of the Lawrence Family, descendants of an Elizabethan settler, John Lawrence (see Ballymore Castle). It was built in an extensive and beautifully wooded demesne, approached from all directions by tree-lined avenues. In its day, the demesne was noted […]

Ballymore Castle, County Galway Ballymore Castle was built by John Lawrence in 1585 on land he acquired through his marriage to the daughter of O’Madden, Lord of Longford. John and his brother Walter had come to Ireland in 1571 to help Sir John Perrott suppress the Desmond Rebellion. It was the beginning of an association […]