ardoginna house co waterford

oceanman

anyone ever hear any strange tales regarding this house? I think its mostly in runes now.

deisegal1

oceanman wrote: »

anyone ever hear any strange tales regarding this house? I think its mostly in runes now.

Where is this place?

maccored

http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/property-show.jsp?id=4381

maccored

is this another 'ruined building means its haunted' thing?

deisegal1

Oh right, never heard of the place!

MRnotlob606

YES

MRnotlob606

remember reading that one of the people who lived there buried one of the servants under the house

MRnotlob606

bout a mile away from Ardmore on the townland of Ardoginna stands a grouping of towers and battlements, known locally as Ardo House and McKenna Castle. Ardo House remains a landmark in Ardmore. A number of different family names have been associated with this site over the centuries. One of the earliest owners was James Fitzgerald and is recorded in the Civil Survey 1654 – 1656. In the early 17th Century there was a family by the name of Coster and later that century Sir Francis Prendergast resided there. The Coughlans of Ardo were referred to as the ‘de Casteries’ through whom, by marriage, were Marshall McMahon (President and Marshall of France in 1873). It was from Marshall McMahon that Sir Joseph McKenna purchased the property in 1865. Hence it became known as Mckenna’s Castle and it is located on private land and is now in a ruined state.

Ardo House is said to have some bizarre beginnings and some odd events have fell upon it over the years.

Early surveyors during the mid 17th century found nothing her

MRnotlob606

bout a mile away from Ardmore on the townland of Ardoginna stands a grouping of towers and battlements, known locally as Ardo House and McKenna Castle. Ardo House remains a landmark in Ardmore. A number of different family names have been associated with this site over the centuries. One of the earliest owners was James Fitzgerald and is recorded in the Civil Survey 1654 – 1656. In the early 17th Century there was a family by the name of Coster and later that century Sir Francis Prendergast resided there. The Coughlans of Ardo were referred to as the ‘de Casteries’ through whom, by marriage, were Marshall McMahon (President and Marshall of France in 1873). It was from Marshall McMahon that Sir Joseph McKenna purchased the property in 1865. Hence it became known as Mckenna’s Castle and it is located on private land and is now in a ruined state.

Ardo House is said to have some bizarre beginnings and some odd events have fell upon it over the years.

Early surveyors during the mid 17th century found nothing her