The present house was built in the early 1870s by Edward O’Brien, son of William Smith O’Brien replacing an earlier house which was the home of his grandmother the Dowager Lady O’Brien in the early 1850s.
From The Builder, April 30, 1870: The column of which an illustration is has been erected by public subscription aa memorial of the late Earl of Carlisle who through a long life one of the most and useful men in his county is best known the general public as Viceroy of Ireland high post he occupied for eight years.
“The contract for the erection of the monument to the late Matthew Cassidy, Esq., (an illustration of which is given with our present number) has been taken by Messrs.
Castle Leslie stands on the site of an earlier castle and was designed by Charles Lanyon and W.H.
“It is a picturesque and prettily-situated building, of a character in harmony with its rural position.
From The Builder: The plan ot this church includes a nave, north and south aisles, north and south transepts,
St Paul’s Church was built in 1869-70 and consecrated on 28th July 1870. The building was erected from funds donated by local subscription.
Interior view published in The Building News, September 9th 1870. A cruciform church with aisles. Central bell cote and tall,
Never fully constructed as designed, the tower and cloister porch, described, were never carried out.
The foundation stone of the Church, laid in 1870 refers to the older name, Fourth End,
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