Historic sites
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Historic sites in Robeen and Kilcommon parishes, from Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1945
Under the heading of “Historic houses”, in the parishes of Robeen and Kilcommon, there is an account of the history of Newbrook House, residence of Lord Clanmorris, built by Henry Bingham in the late 1600s.
Noted personalites from, or associated with, the Robeen – Kilcommon area include the singers Delia Murphy and her sister, Angela; Archbishop Vesey who built a church in Hollymount in 1688 and is buried there and Rev. Porter, also buried in Hollymount, who died assisting Famine victims.
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