The O'Neill home, Maulnahorna

My Great Grandfather, Batt Neill, built this house, toward the end of the 19th century. He lived in it with his parents Patrick and Honora, his wife Margaret (nee Crowley) and his children, including my Grandfather Denis. To the right of my mother is Batt and Margaret's granddaughter Peggy who lived in this house for the first couple of years of her life. One winters night, about 60 years ago, the weight of the snow brought the thatched roof down and forced the family to abandon the house.