Mayo County Council to develop Moorehall Estate into 'nationally important' nature reserve and tourist attraction

Mayo County Council has today confirmed it has acquired Moorehall House and Estate from Coillte.

Mayo County Council today confirmed it has acquired Moorehall House and Estate from Coillte, writes Cillian Sherlock.

The site is the ancestral home of the first President of the Republic of Connaught John Moore and the renowned Moore literary writers.