Articles tagged with: Lough Muckno Estate

Townpeople in Castleblayney were shocked on Thursday morning last by the news that a fire had swept through the 18th century  historic Hope Castle building on the scenic Lough Muckno Estate,  adjacent to the town,  in the early hours of the morning, causing extensive interior damage. The alarm was raised by gardai on an early morning mobile patrol,  and  when they sped to the scene they found that a  huge fire was raging inside the building. Fire units from all the neighbouring towns were called, including Dundalk, where the Co. Louth-based  fire ...