Things to see or do
Amenities
- Directions: From Sligo/Ballisodare take the N59 towards Ballina. After Corballa village look out for Muddy Burn's pub on the right. Just before the pub take the right turn and continue straight until you see a sign for the house. From Ballina take the N59 for Sligo and continue to Muddy Burn's pub. Take the first left after the pub and continue straight until you see the signage for the house.
- Admission Prices: Adult €2.
Castletown Manor
Corbally
Sligo
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Ireland West
The house is a mid-sized (600m2), country house which has some interesting architectural features and a well researched history. The original house dating from the 1650's was built by Robert Morgan, a Cromwellian cavalry officer, when he dispossessed the O'Dowd family from their ancestral castle adjacent to the house. The Morgan family retained ownership until the 1760's and both Hugh Morgan (son) and Marcus-Anthony Morgan (grandson) were elected members of parliament. The Morgan line has been traced to Henry Grattan (a great great grandson) and to the Marlay family. The house was sold in the 1760's to the Kirkwood family, who built the estate 'famine' wall and subsequently passed to the Boyd family before being purchased by the state in the Land Acts of the 1920's. The house will open on selected days throughout 2013. June 1-30, July 1-30, Aug 17-25, daily, 11am - 3pm. To avoided disappointment please telephone for more information on visiting arrangements, etc.
Contact
Telephone+353 (0)85 768 2876Email: losiorain@hotmail.com
Address: Castletown Manor, Cottlestown, Co Sligo, Republic Of Ireland
Places to eat
Drumcliffe Tea House and Craft Shop
What's on
Sights & Culture
Activities
Yeats Tavern Restaurant & Davis's Pub
