Mayo County Council to develop Moorehall Estate into 'nationally important' nature reserve and tourist attraction
Mayo County Council today confirmed it has acquired Moorehall House and Estate from Coillte, writes .
The site is the ancestral home of the first President of the Republic of Connaught John Moore and the renowned Moore literary writers.
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