Glenasmole Roads

GLENASMOLE ROADSBefore the house was built a large cairn stood on the summit of thehill. Conolly is said to have destroyed this when he built the houseand when the roof was blown off in a great storm sometime later,this was attributed to the work of the devil, in revenge for thedesecration of the cairn. Conolly, however, not to be outdone, builta new roof composed of large stones set edgeways and theinterstices filled with smaller stones and mortar. This great archedroof is still in excellent condition, as is the vaulted ceiling of theground floor despite the fact that the house has been a ruin forover two centuries. Repairs were recently done around thewindow openings which will make it safe for another twocenturies. The only official record of the occupation of this houseis the announcement in July 1751 of the death at Mount Pelier ofMr. Charles Cobbe, the elder son of the Archbishop of Dublin. 36The Hell Fire Club.45