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Clonbrock Castle

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in the barony of Kilconnell and Killoran in the barony of Longford. In the 1870s, the Clonbrock estate amounted to over 110 square kilometres (27,000 acres). The lands, house and demesne at Cahir, barony of Clonmacnowen, owned by James Dillon, were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in
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July 1854. In 1906, Lord Clonbrock held over 8.1 square kilometres (2,000 acres) of untenanted land and the mansion house at Clonbrock. Sold by the Dillon family in the 1970s, the house was severely damaged by fire in 1986.
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in 1790. By 1824 the then Lord Clonbrock, Luke Dillon 2nd Baron Clonbrock, was listed as a resident proprietor in County Galway. At the time of
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In February 2018, Clonbrock Castle was purchased by Paul Boskind, an American psychologist, business executive, LGBTQ activist, and producer.
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The estate, including the 15th-century tower house, was originally owned by the O'Kelly (
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In 2004, the castle was purchased by Jonathan and Beverly Baylis, who operated it as an
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tower house
Ahascragh
53°24′27″N 8°23′6″W / 53.40750°N 8.38500°W / 53.40750; -8.38500
O'Kelly family
Dillon family
Clonbrock Castle is located in Ireland
tower house
Ahascragh
County Galway
Barons Clonbrock

Luke Gerald Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock
Ó Ceallaigh
country house
Robert Dillon
Peerage of Ireland
Baron Clonbrock
George III
Griffith's Valuation
Ahascragh
Fohanagh
Killalaghtan
Killosolan
Airbnb
"The Dillons of Clonbrock"
"The Clonbrock Estate"
"Clonbrock, Clonbrock Demesne, Galway"
"Dillon (Clonbrock)"
"Family: Dillon (Clonbrock) (Lord Clonbrock)"

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