LISSADELL HOUSE
© Sligo County Library, Eccles Collection
LISSADELL HOUSE
© Sligo County Library, Eccles Collection
© Sligo County Library, Eccles Collection
LISSADELL HOUSE
© Sligo County Library, Eccles Collection
An estate is all the property a person owns or controls, such as a large piece of land or a house.
Above is an image of Lissadell House. It is situated outside Carney in the townland of Lissadell, 12 miles from Sligo town. The house was built in the 1830's for Sir Robert Gore-Booth MP by London architect Frances Goodwin. The entire estate at the time was made up of approx. 32,000 acres.