Rosslea Manor, County Fermanagh

Rosslea Manor, County Fermanagh

Rosslea Manor, County Fermanagh, courtesy of Mark Bence-Jones.

Mark Bence-Jones. 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. 246. Roslea Manor, County Fermanagh (see Rosslea Manor)) 

p. 247. “(Madden/IFR) A Georgian house of two storeys over a basement, 

enlarged and altered in the mid-19th century by John Madden, when a third storey was added as well as a large single-storey wing; also a pedimented and pilastered porch, not centrally placed, and a two storey curved bow on the entrance front; and a pedimented projection of full height on each of the two other fronts. Both the main block and the single-storey wing – which contained a dining-hall cum ballroom 90 feet long – had eaved roofs on bracket cornices. Stables with cupolas at side of house. 
 
The house was largely gutted by  fire in 1885, and the parts that suffered were demolished ca 1914; the rest beign converted for the use of the Forestry Commission. The estate remained in the family until 1930s, when part of it was sold; further sales taking place from 1942 onwards.” 

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