Ashford Castle
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Description of Ashford Castle from Irish Tourist Association survey, Cong and The Neale, 1945
This is the only entry under the heading for Mansions, Castles and Estates in the survey for Cong and The Neale. The building and garden are described in some detail and the history of the building is traced from its origins as the residence of the Earl of Oranmore and Browne, through the extensions by the Guinness family. The last of these extensions was carried out by Lord Ardilaun, son of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness. The surveyor writes in very unflattering terms about Lord Ardilaun and his architectural tastes. At the time of the survey it was owned by Noel Huggard who acquired it in 1938.
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Islands in Lough Corrib and Lough Mask