EPISODE · Apr 10, 2023 · 5 MIN
Episode Three The Historical Town of Eyrecourt
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This week I took a spin over to Eyrecourt in County Galway. Once a bustling town of Industry now a quiet detail of its past.Developed into a market town by the Eyre Family who were given confiscated land during Cromwell's Reign.A patent from the Crown meant the Colonel John Eyre could erect a Castle on the Estate comprising of 30,000 acres. The following links will show you what the Castle looked like and of course the beautiful Stairs.https://landedestates.ie/property/872https://www.pinterest.ie/pin/32721534782399996/https://www.pinterest.ie/pin/32721534782400002/Now it stands a crumbling ruin with the Staircase in crates in the Detroit Institute of Arts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week I took a spin over to Eyrecourt in County Galway. Once a bustling town of Industry now a quiet detail of its past.Developed into a market town by the Eyre Family who were given confiscated land during Cromwell's Reign.A patent from the Crown meant the Colonel John Eyre could erect a Castle on the Estate comprising of 30,000 acres. The following links will show you what the Castle looked like and of course the beautiful Stairs.https://landedestates.ie/property/872https://www.pinterest.ie/pin/32721534782399996/https://www.pinterest.ie/pin/32721534782400002/Now it stands a crumbling ruin with the Staircase in crates in the Detroit Institute of Arts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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