Ballymore Historic Features
Ballymore House was built in 1673. An extension, the second gable, was added in 1721 by Richard Donovan (1697-1763) and the estate has remained in the Donovan Family up to the present day.
Further improvement works were made to the house in 1740. It was damaged during the 1798 Rebellion and subsequently repaired in 1815. The house was burned in an accidental fire in 1955 and restored fully in 1956.
The site includes several historic features of note including a period family residence and a mill with an enclosed waterwheel. Other features include a working farm, a family museum, a picture gallery, an historic church and graveyard, a site of a moated 14th Century Norman Castle, a holy well, a mill pond and a walled garden.
In conversation with Margaret Donovan on 19/07/2021.
Check out further details of this historic feature (Reg No:15701612) on the ‘National Inventory of Architectural Heritage’ website.
More to Follow
Ballymore Demesne is a townland rich in history and fully deserving of a comprehensive article detailing its historical and cultural importance in the greater Ballyoughter area. In phase two of the website, Ballymore Demesne is included in the next series of townlands to be researched as part of Ballyoughter.ie.