Mansions, castles and estates

Mansions, castles and estates in Balla and Manulla parishes from Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1945

Sacred Heart College, Ballinafad. At the time of the survey this was run by the African Mission Fathers. It was built in 1827 and was the property of the Blake family until they donated it to the African Mission Fathers in 1908. The surveyor gives a brief account of the history of the Blake family from the early 17^th century.
Lynch-Blosse estates:- the Lynch-Blosse family originally resided close to the the St. Louis convent and when this was destroyed, the new residence formed part of the present convent. The history of the family is traced by the surveyor from their first arrival in the area until they left around 1912.

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