Built 1795 in Mayo, Ireland. It burned down in 1923 during the Irish Civil War and has been abandoned ever since.
The story runs deep with the Moor house and estate, some of which date back to AD. It goes back as far as 400.
The Moores were an aristocratic Irish family who built Moore Hall between 1792 and 1795. George Moore was a wine merchant who owned a fleet of ships and made a fortune from Spain.
From the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, several members of the Moore family played major roles in the social, cultural and political history of Ireland.
Among those members was George Moore, the famous Irish writer who last owned the house.
According to sources, George Moore had been warned that the area around Mucklun Hill was inauspicious. According to local legend, in AD Dritliu, King of Connaught's Druid, was murdered here in 400 AD.
In 1923, Moore House was burnt down during the Irish Civil War. The burning was a great loss to Irish history for many reasons. The house has never been renovated.
Today the estate attracts visitors but the house is not open to the public due to its poor condition. According to a report I read, the house today is “damaged by broken walls, overturned bricks and fallen masonry.
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I'm descended from some Moores in Ireland, but that might be a common name there. Interesting building!