High Crosses of Ireland
If you have visited Ireland, you have probably seen the Celtic high cross at some stage! Today we are going to answer some commonly held questions about Ireland’s famous high cross. What are the origins of the High Cross? Historians are not certain as to the exact date that high crosses first appeared in Ireland, […]
Clogher House
Set in its 640 acres of quality farmland and forestry Clogher Lynch, as it was originally known, is a fine, Georgian, three storey mansion that was built in 1770, complete with its own library and chapel. The Lynches were popular landlords. The last of the family, Marcella, married Major Crean from Hollybrook in the 1840’s, […]
Newtown and the Clogher Heritage Forge
This small dwelling is typical of those built in Newtown. The roof would have been thatched, but the rest of the house is fairly original. Newtown is, or was, just that – a new town. It came into being when local landlord Major Andrew Crean-Lynch evicted numerous families from his estate in the first third […]