In all, almost 300 big houses were destroyed in the War of ... Ruins such as Palmerstown, Tyrone House in Galway and Moore Hall in Mayo stood like ghostly figures for generations to come, regarded ...

the government ruined all those places and wanted to get rid of the old houses in the 1950s." • The 8th Baron Astown, who now lives in England, talks about Woodlawn, near Ballinasloe, Co Galway ...

Despite sharing the generic name, The Big House, in Ireland some of these properties are much bigger than others. Running to more than 50 rooms, Woodlawn in Co Galway certainly seems to qualify ...