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With ā€˜broken hearts’ Westport House goes up for sale
With ā€˜broken hearts’ Westport House goes up for sale
The historic 18th century Westport House in Co Mayo has been put up for sale by the Browne family, who have owned the estate for nearly 400 years.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Protecting a pirate’s treasure at Westport House
Protecting a pirate’s treasure at Westport House

TO SAY that Westport House has been in the family for generations doesn’t quite capture Lady Sheelyn Browne’s impressive lineage — her connection to the 400-acre Co Mayo estate goes right back to her 14th great-grandmother, the ā€œmost notorious woman in all the coasts of Irelandā€, pirate queen Grace O’Malley.

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