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panels) which ornamented the ballroom fireplace. Much of their work has survived. The elder sister, Mary
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England, including almshouses and churches. Whilst Mary Isabella and her husband made their home in the Yorkshire seat of the Gascoignes
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Haughton, who according to the subsequent owner, put a halt to most of the worst leaks in the roof. In 1998 it was purchased by Nicholas Browne, who continued the restoration work and transformed it back into a habitable residence. In 2006 Castle Oliver was
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Ireland's largest wine cellar, said to hold approximately 55,000 bottles.
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