An Irish heroine leaves her home

IN common with a number of recent Irish house sales, Christie’s/Hamilton Osborne King’s (19.5% buyer’s premium) November 25 on-the-premises sale of the contents of Lissadell House, Ballinfull, County Sligo, had more than a touch of controversy.

Sligo’s Sinn Féin mayor, Sean MacManus, expressed “extreme disappointment” that the Irish state had …

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