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Meadow Courtyard
Mountshannon was erected on a 900 acre estate of the best of arable land.
Nature Reclaims
Grand Entrance Hall
The entrance hall was 'so wide that a coach and four could easily be driven through it'
Black Jack's House
The notorious first Lord Clare, Black Jack Fitzgibbon inherited the house from his father in 1780
Following a fall from his horse at Mountshannon in the Christmas of 1801 Lord Clare was badly injured, his condition deteriorated and he died on 28th January 1802.
Column Master Piece
Rural Exploration
Mountshannon House,
County Limerick.
Page 1
Silvers Ruin
Although mostly associated with the Fitzgibbon, MountShannon house was constructed by Silver Oliver of Kilfinane.
Entrance Hall
Supposedly the entrance hall was 'so wide that a coach and four could easily be driven through it'
Abandoned Beauty