Judith I notice in the March 7th 2007 edition of the Carlow Nationalist newspaper there is a record of a death which occurred in It reads as follows: SYMPATHY: Sympathy is extended to the nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family of the late Mrs Mary Ciss O'Byrne, nee Kinsella, Coolalaw House, Coolalaw, who died on Sunday, February 25 and was laid to rest in the new cemetery in Clonmore on Tuesday, February 27 following 11am Mass. She was predeceased by her husband James and her brother Timothy Kinsella. (end) http://archives.tcm.ie/carlownationalist/2007/03/07/story31154.asp You maybe be able to contact the O'Byrne's in the area who may know what happened to the house in question. Regards Michael Brennan Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm -------------------------------------------------- From: <irl-carlow-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 8:00 AM To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> Subject: IRL-CARLOW Digest, Vol 5, Issue 198 > > > When replying to a message in digest, please don't forget to change the > subject and delete all parts of the digest not related to your message. > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Carlow People Newspaper (Judith Acaster) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 15:33:50 +0800 > From: Judith Acaster <jude.a@iinet.net.au> > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Carlow People Newspaper > To: IRL-CARLOW@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <06F85A4B-64D6-4D19-8B73-4438D2C82718@iinet.net.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Ever since visiting Carlow two years ago, I have kept up with news > around the County online, especially > in Clonmore where my ggg.grandfather James MOORE was a tenant farmer > in the 1850's. > > I have been away for a few weeks and when checking the website today > found that it has now > changed to subscription only access. What a disappointment! I > enjoyed reading about the > village news. > > Would anyone know what has happened to the property 'Coolalaw House' > which, when we visited > Clonmore was closed and barred. I since discovered that the owner > had died, so presumably the > property would have been taken over by family, or sold. > > Any thoughts (offline) of where I might find any information about > this property? > > Cheers!........Judy. Perth. W.Australia > >