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O Callaghans Pub, Glantane

This was a pub run by an O Callaghan family in the late 1800’s and another O Callaghan family took over the business  in about 1933 and Jerry was a Volunteer in the Lombardstown Company and spent some time in jail.

 

Buckleys, Glantane

This was originally an old thatched building owned by the descendants of the Lombards ie the Cotters and Delacour families. The Coleman family occupied the property in the late 1800’s and the Buckleys married in there who were teachers as also were some of the Colemans.

 

Site of RIC Barracks, Glantane

Glantane had an old RIC barracks and the Lombard descendants, Sir James Laurence Cotter and Robert Delacour were the landlords during famine times. It was abandoned in 1920 for safety reasons and the local IRA Company burned it down soon afterwards.

 

O Connell Home, Smithfield

This is a Parnell Cottage with a rear extension and was built in c 1900. In 1922 it was used by the state as a Garda Barracks before Glantane Garda Barracks was built.

 

Glantane Garda Barracks

This building was erected as a purpose built Garda barracks in c. 1930 and is currently lived in by the Lyons family  since about 1970. The barrack is now closed but an office is kept in the building and this is visited occasionally by a Mallow based Garda.

 

Sheehans Barracks, Scarragh

Originally part of the John Berry’s farm which was leased from the Lombard descendants. It was subsequently leased by Peter Micks in c 1894 and by John Sheehan in c 1923 when it became a freehold.

 

Cogans House, Scarragh

This building was originally built as a protestant school over 150 years ago and was also used for Sunday evening services for the protestant parish of Kilshannig. Newberry Manor had the right to hold a court of law for minor offences and the court was held regularly in this schoolhouse.

 

Dispensary, Glantane

This was a purpose built dispensary to serve the parish of Kilshannig and adjacent areas of surrounding areas. It was built in c.1850 when upgraded facilities were introduced to serve the destitute following the famine.

 

Murphy's House

The previous owners were the Coleman Family (See headstone CO-GLSJ-0091 Glantane in www.historicgraves.com) and they had a distant connection with Archbishop Croke.

 

Finnegans House, Glantane

This house is probably about 200 years old and is a fine example of an executive style thatch residence and was restored about 10 years ago.

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