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Southpark House, Castlerea

HushHistory · 2016-08-30 09:26:49

Does anybody have any information about Southpark (South Park) House just outside Castlerea? I know it was owned by the Balfe family and burnt in 1921, just wondering if any locals have any more knowledge on the history of the house or photographs etc.

30-08-2016 10:26am

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HushHistory

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Does anybody have any information about Southpark (South Park) House just outside Castlerea?

I know it was owned by the Balfe family and burnt in 1921, just wondering if any locals have any more knowledge on the history of the house or photographs etc.

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#2 30-08-2016 12:50pm

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There is some info here unless you have seen it already
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=477122.0

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#3 31-08-2016 11:03am

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I had encountered that in my google searching, thanks, the woman on that forum has actually written a short but decent history of Southpark but I was interested in getting local impressions or anecdotes about the place. I wanted to see about doing an oral history project on the demesne you see but I suppose Boards is little used by the demographic who would remember the most about the estate!

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