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and remains of their gun emplacements can still be seen in the grounds. The Moores were good landlords and tried their best to alleviate the suffering of their tenants in the Great Famine of 1845 to 1847. As a result of the Famine, the Moores became bankrupt and had to sell the lands. It was
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of the thyroid, at the insistence of his wife. He died a year after purchasing the castle. After his death, his widow evicted up to 100 tenants from the property. His grandson sold it in 1908 before emigrating to
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fortified the remains of the monastery in 1203 by building a defensive wall around it, a part of which still exists. The Gaelic
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Banagher ... the neighbouring territory of Lusmagh, now part of County Offaly, is indicated as part of County Galway
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in the final by one point. Joachim, Jim and John Kelly and
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means the plain of the healing herbs. In
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