The Eyre family were descended from John and Edward Eyre who came to Ireland from Wiltshire in 1649 as officers in the parliamentary army of Oliver Cromwell After the defeat of Irish Catholics and Royalist armies, the victorious Cromwellians seized the lands of the native Irish clans and the lands were given over to the soldiers and those English investors who financially supported Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland. The Eyres took control of much of the lands in the south west of county Galway.
Their main residency was at Eyrecourt.

Samuel Eyre who resided at Eyreville was MP for Galway in 1715. A large house was built on the site in 1832 by Thomas Strafford Eyre. It had with twenty one rooms.
The Eyre family lived in this mansion until 1959 when they moved into a newly built bungalow on the same site.
Due to high house rates the roof was taken off and the building was later demolished.

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The Eyre family were descended from John and Edward Eyre who came to Ireland from Wiltshire in 1649 as officers in the parliamentary army of Oliver Cromwell After the defeat of Irish Catholics and Royalist armies, the victorious Cromwellians seized the lands of the native Irish clans and the lands were given over to the soldiers and those English investors who financially supported Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland. The Eyres took control of much of the lands in the south west of county Galway.
Their main residency was at Eyrecourt.

Samuel Eyre who resided at Eyreville was MP for Galway in 1715. A large house was built on the site in 1832 by Thomas Strafford Eyre. It had with twenty one rooms.
The Eyre family lived in this mansion until 1959 when they moved into a newly built bungalow on the same site.
Due to high house rates the roof was taken off and the building was later demolished.

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The Eyre family were descended from John and Edward Eyre who came to Ireland from Wiltshire in 1649 as officers in the parliamentary army of Oliver Cromwell After the defeat of Irish Catholics and Royalist armies, the victorious Cromwellians seized the lands of the native Irish clans and the lands were given over to the soldiers and those English investors who financially supported Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland. The Eyres took control of much of the lands in the south west of county Galway.
Their main residency was at Eyrecourt.

Samuel Eyre who resided at Eyreville was MP for Galway in 1715. A large house was built on the site in 1832 by Thomas Strafford Eyre. It had with twenty one rooms.
The Eyre family lived in this mansion until 1959 when they moved into a newly built bungalow on the same site.
Due to high house rates the roof was taken off and the building was later demolished.

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Pigs (pig in Irish is 'muc') have been primary sources of food in Ireland for thousands of years ,
Up until the plantations, pigs spend a good part of the year in the woods, foraging for wild food
such as nuts. But with the cutting down of the forests from the early 17th century by British colonists, the pigs were kept close to rural human habitation.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, pigsty's were a common feature of Irish farmyards. Pigs being carnivores were traditionally fed the leftovers of the family meals. This was known as 'slops' or 'pig swill'.
A few pigs were kept for home consumption and were butchered on site usually twice a year, yielding bacon and puddings (from the animal's blood).

The Eyre family were descended from John and Edward Eyre who came to Ireland from Wiltshire in 1649 as officers in the parliamentary army of Oliver Cromwell After the defeat of Irish Catholics and Royalist armies, the victorious Cromwellians seized the lands of the native Irish clans and the lands were given over to the soldiers and those English investors who financially supported Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland. The Eyres took control of much of the lands in the south west of county Galway.
Their main residency was at Eyrecourt.

Samuel Eyre who resided at Eyreville was MP for Galway in 1715. A large house was built on the site in 1832 by Thomas Strafford Eyre. It had with twenty one rooms.
The Eyre family lived in this mansion until 1959 when they moved into a newly built bungalow on the same site.
Due to high house rates the roof was taken off and the building was later demolished.

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Silke & Eyres at the Eyreville Stables.
The Eyre family were descended from John and Edward Eyre who came to Ireland from Wiltshire in 1649 as officers in the parliamentary army of Oliver Cromwell After the defeat of Irish Catholics and Royalist armies, the victorious Cromwellians seized the lands of the native Irish clans and the lands were given over to the soldiers and those English investors who financially supported Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland. The Eyres took control of much of the lands in the south west of county Galway.
Their main residency was at Eyrecourt.

Samuel Eyre who resided at Eyreville was MP for Galway in 1715. A large house was built on the site in 1832 by Thomas Strafford Eyre. It had with twenty one rooms.
The Eyre family lived in this mansion until 1959 when they moved into a newly built bungalow on the same site.
Due to high house rates the roof was taken off and the building was later demolished.

Tags:   heritage kiltormer eyreville eyre ireland rural gaillimh galway beo insight galway education galway county council irish agriculture 1930s 1960s irish heritage gallimh galway education centre deri nuig nui galway schools education

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