Hi Michael - The earliest reference I can see online is 1766 when the house appears to be mentioned in relation to Michael CARTER but is said to be the property of the BAGENAL family. John NEWTON is recorded there in the family tree of his mother Sarah WESTROP (said to be the natural daughter of Beauchamp BAGENAL) who married Col Philip NEWTON in 1785, according to online sources. 1837 Samuel Lewis directory has Miss NEWTON as occupant. 1841 there is an online reference to John NEWTON of Bagenalstown House. 'The Peerage' website has John NEWTON as High Sherrif of County Carlow in 1856 - he died in 1859. 1884 Thoms Directory gives occupant as PERSSE, Walter Blakeney, who died in 1889 (per Dunleckney headstone incription online).. The house appears to have reverted to the BAGENAL family after this, with a Beauchamp Walter BAGENAL recorded as living there in the 20th century. The Muinebheag Town Council was discussing vandalism to this protected structure as recently as March 2009 so perhaps a letter/call to them might bring some information and/or clarification of the above and the origins of the building. Hope this provides a lead of some sort. Regards, Patsy - New Zealand Website: http://www.loanegenealogy.webs.com Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:15 AM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Bagenalstown House There are two Gentry houses which were mentioned in CARLOW GENTRY by Jimmy O'Toole 1993., but no details about the specific houses and who the families were. One of those was Ballinabranna House. The second house was Bagenalstown House: http://www.igp-web.com/carlow/Bagenalstown­_House.htm I cant find any information on Bagenalstown House anywhere so I am hoping that someone can help me find out who built the house and when? The only info I have been able to find is that a Mr. John Newton lived there at one time but I have no date for this event. Regards Michael Brennan

Thanks to J.J and Patricia for their help with Bagenalstown House information: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Bagenalstown_House.htm Regards Michael Brennan Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm