VIDEO: Former schoolhouse in Castleconnell is steeped in history

Benefiting from 19th century largesse, this old school property was later coverted to a dwelling, says Trish Dromey.

Once a busy school, and now a comfortable home, this impressive limestone property on the banks of the Shannon owes its existence to the persuasive powers of a mid-19th century parish priest.

Fundraising in the post- famine years, the parish priest in Castleconnell was so successful in persuading the Protestant gentry to donate money for a new Catholic Church that he had enough left over to build this very substantial two-storey schoolhouse.