1703 – Castle Hacket, Co. Galway
CastleHacket House originally built by John Kirwan, Lord Mayor of Galway, in 1703. Destroyed in fire by IRA in 1923. Reconstructed in 1927 by O’Callaghan &
CastleHacket House originally built by John Kirwan, Lord Mayor of Galway, in 1703. Destroyed in fire by IRA in 1923. Reconstructed in 1927 by O’Callaghan &
Toay the ivy clad ruin of Dunsandle House stands forlorn and neglected in the countryside between Athenry and Loughrea. It was built for the Daly family c.1780,
Designed by amateur architect William Leeson, and commissioned by the fourth Lord Nugent of Riverston. This building was considerably enlarged by the tenth Earl of Westmeath after he inherited the title and estate in 1879.
The Dalys of Dalysgrove, parish of Ahascragh, barony of Killian, county Galway, settled in east Galway at the end of the 17th century.