Moira Castle, Moira, County Down 

Moira Castle, Moira, County Down 

Bence-Jones, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London. 

p. 208. “(Rawdon, Moira, E/DEP) A large three storey C18 house with a nine bay front, consisting of a five bay centre and a two bay extension, slightly higher than the centre, on either side. Only the roof of the centre section was visible,…Demolished at the beginning of C19.” 

John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira (1719-1793), by a follower of Thomas Hudson, courtesy Christies Property from two ducal collections Wodburn Abbey Bedford.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826) 2nd Earl of Moira, by John Hoppner, courtesy of Lady Lever Art Gallery.

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