Anyone visiting County Mayo and are in the Ballintubber area, should make a point of following the brown Heritage signs to Moore Hall or rather it's ruins. There is a small car park and a short stroll through the woods to the mansion. Bring a camera, read "Year of the French" by Thomas FLANAGAN first, and let your imagination soar to those times in the past (1798 Rebellion and 1916 War of Independence). Several years ago, before Ireland became part of the EUC, I had been told that the Republic of Ireland had allocated 3 M Irish pounds to start renovations of MOORE Hall as a Heritage site. Have not driven over in the past 3 years when visiting but I was told that nothing has been initiated as yet. Does anyone know what is happening! This is such a marvelous magical place and should be preserved. Mary Ellen Chambers "Jean R." <[email protected]> wrote: SNIPPET: Built in 1795, Moore House, near Lough Carra, between Claremorris and Ballinarobe, Co. Mayo, was torched like many others for political reasons during the 1920s and remains a shell. It was the family home to a landed Catholic gentry family that produced several noteworthy individuals including George Henry MOORE (1810-1870). As an MP for Mayo and a caring landlord, he fought for the rights of his tenants. When his horse, Coranna, won the Chester Cup in 1845, he used his immense winnings to save his estate and tenants from the worst part of the famine. He imported thousands of tons of grain and gave a cow to each tenant family. It is said that no one died on the estate during the famine and no eviction was ever recorded. MOORE was educated at Oscott (a Catholic school in England) and at Cambridge. When he died, it was the poor who came from all over Mayo to his funeral. . .. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message