Lissadell House
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Lissadell House is a large country house, located in County Sligo, Ireland.
The house was built in the 1830s for Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Baronet MP by London architect Francis Goodwin. In 1876, Sir Robert left the house and surrounding estate to his son, Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet.
The house was the childhood home of Irish revolutionary, Constance Gore-Booth, her sister the poet and suffragist, Eva Gore-Booth, and their siblings, Mabel Gore-Booth, Mordaunt Gore-Booth and Josslyn Gore-Booth. It was also the sometime holiday retreat of the world-renowned poet, William Butler Yeats.
In 2003, the house was put up for sale by the then owner, Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth (a nephew of the original Josslyn Gore-Booth), for €3 million. Despite celebrities including U2 lead singer Bono showing an interest in the property, it was hoped that it would be purchased by the state. However, due to several stumbling blocks including Dáil (Government) holidays and an inaccurate cost report, the house was eventually sold to a private couple, Edward Walsh and Constance Cassidy. The new owners have since restored the house and gardens to their original grandeur and have extended public access to the house.[citation needed]
