Hazelwood House
Hazelwood House was built by Lieutenant General Owen Wynne in 1722 and designed by the German architect Cassells, who also designed St. John's Cathedral at John St., Sligo Town.
Situated about two miles from Sligo Town on the banks of the Garavogue river, it is one of the few large Georgian houses in Ireland.
(Not open to the public).
In 1969 the Italian company Snia bought the House and enough land to erect a factory, at its peak employing 500.
In 1987 the South Korean video tape company, Saehan Corporation bought the site and still operate there.
Hazelwood House circa 1890
The Wynnes of Hazelwood
The Wynnes of Hazelwood originate in Wales in the 12th. century and became extinct due to the end of the male line, in 1910.
With one exception, the head of the Wynne family, for 300 years bore the forename of Owen.
The last Owen Wynne was Owen V1 and he died on
21st. Nov. 1910 aged 67.
His wife, Stella Fanny, the younger daughter of Sir Robert Gore-Booth of Lissadell, the 4th baronet, had died in a horse & carriage accident on 27th. February 1887.
By the time of the death of Owen V1, the vast estates of 15,000 acres in Leitrim & 14,000 acres in Sligo had already been sold off.
Owen Wynne V1 left four daughters, the eldest and heiress Muriel, was married to Philip Perceval of Temple House, County Sligo and they lived in Hazelwood House from 1910 to 1923.
The house and large remaining estate were finally sold to the Land Commision in 1937.
Wynne Power
Note
Pics. of Owen & Stella Fanny Wynne, (above)
From, ' The Wynnes of Sligo & Leitrim '
Author, Winston Guthrie Jones.
Publisher: Drumlin Publications
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