HISTORY OF ORLAGH

Introduction

This history of the Orlagh building begins in 1790 when the original building was built by a barrister, Lundy Foot, whose father of the same name had bought the land earlier in 1766.

(For more on Lundy Foot, click here)

The building remained unchanged until the third owner, Carew O'Dwyer - barrister, MP and political activist - bought Orlagh in 1837.

(For more on Carew O’Dwyer, click here)

The Augustinians bought Orlagh from Carew O'Dwyer's sons in 1872. They extended the building in two phases and from 1890 the appearance of Orlagh from the front was more or less as it is now.

Orlagh served as a noviitate and student house up to the late 1980s. (For more on Orlagh as a novitiate, click here)

Since then it has been used as a retreat house and conference centre. (For more click here)

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