Description:

Detached five-bay two-storey-over-basement stone mansion built c. 1829 for Charles King O’Hara by the architect William Farrell to build him a new house. In 1860 the house was extensively enlarged and remodeled by the architect James Franklin Fuller. The core of the present house dates from 1820 when Circa 1970 most of the south wing was demolished. The O'Hara's were Chiefs of Luighne, an extensive territory in the County of Sligo, and maintained an independent position down to the time of Oliver Cromwell. The family have always had a residence on the present site, as well as castles at Castlelough, Memlough and other parts of Leyne prior to the modern Annaghmore house being built in the 1790s. The house was dramatically added to in the 1830s and again in the 1870s by architect James Franklin Fuller, to form the unusually restrained classical house it is today. We are one of the very few original old Gaelic families to still live in the family seat. Over generations The O'Hara's have made a profound contribution to Irish history both at home and abroad; holding important roles in politics, the military, religious, cultural and sporting arenas. Annaghmore is a living testimony to the family's achievements and steadfast commitment and love for the people of Sligo, well documented through manuscripts, paintings, personal diaries, maps and photographs still very much visible within the house today.

Grants Awarded:

2024: €3,000 grant through IGS London Chapter towards window repairs. Architect, Nicholas Prins.

NIAH Listing:

https://www.buildingsofireland...

References in IGS Bulletins & Journals:

‘James Fraser (1793-1863), landscape gardener’
Author: Patrick Bowe
Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies Vol XXIV — 2021
https://search.igsjournal.ie/single-search?rule1=and&terms1=annaghmore&field1=all&pdf_type=Select+publication+type&pdf_id=338

‘The railway stations of George Wilkinson’
Author: Michael Gould and Ronald Cox
Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies Vol VI — 2003
https://search.igsjournal.ie/single-search?rule1=and&terms1=annaghmore&field1=all&pdf_type=Select+publication+type&pdf_id=86