moore hall

The ruin of Moore Hall, the Georgian home of a famous Mayo family, is situated on a promontory overlooking Lough Carra. The best-known members of the family are John (1763-99), who was appointed president of the 'Provisional Republic of Connacht' during the French invasion in 1798; George Henry (1811-70), MP for Mayo and one of the leaders of the Tenant-Right Movement, and George (1852-1933), one of the great novelists in English literature, who is lsowly gaining the international critical acclaim he deserves. His best known works are: A Drama in Muslin (1886); Ester Waters (1894); The Untilled Field (1903); The Lake (1905), and the autobiographical work Hail and Farewell (1914)

George Moore played a prominent role in the Irish Literary Renaissance and helped to found the Abbey Theatre. He died in London on 21 January 1933 and his cremated remains were buried on Castle Island in Lough Carra. There are also forest walks in Moore Hall.