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Landlords The landlords left Kinnitty a lot of big houses including the Castle, Moneyguineen house, the vault and Churches. In Kinnitty there are a lot of big houses including the rectory, Ballyshane house, Cadamstown mill and a inciant high cross which was built in honor of the high king Maelsechnail who was king in Ireland from 864 to 862. The first mill in Cadamstown was built in 1604. The Bernards built Kinnitty in 1835. The vault was built about 1830 by a member of the Bernard family.It is a burial tomb at the back of the church of Ireland. Construction began in 1830 and was completed in 1834. It is thirty feet high. Steps go down about eight feet below the ground level where coffins are placed. The Vault is about 170 years old. The Bernards were Landlords of Kinnitty and built Moneyguineen and the castle. The Bernards built Kinnitty for their own tenants and slaves. All of the landlords buildings that we have mentioned are still standing. The Community Centre was a court and Church of Ireland school at the same time. Pigeonstown house has two ringforts near buy. The house is two and half miles from Cadamstown. There also is Lettybrook house. The house was called after one of the droughts Letitia who died at a young age there Cadamstown house it is about one mile from the town and the basin it is also surround by about 30 acres. Coolacrease house is less than a mile away from Cadamstown. A man called Odlum built Coolacrease house in a small townland of Knockroe. |
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