Glenasmole Roads

GLENASMOLE ROADSWhen O’Curry visited here in 1837 he was able to identify the sitewith a place mentioned in the Martyrologies as Cill na n-Ingen,now Killininny, where there was a monastery founded by the fourdaughters of MacIair. The existence of this monastery was thenremembered in tradition and the site of the burial place pointedout in a small square field near the house. An ancient walnut treewhich stood in the garden had been cut down by the owner Mr.Cotton a few years earlier. 34 Prior to its sale, Allenton had beenoccupied by the Muldoon family for over a hundred years. On 1stJanuary 1984 the front was torn down and the house has sincebeen demolished.Killininny Tower, circa 1950 was located at the rear ofAllenton House. The remains of the tower can be seentoday in Allenton Housing estate.38