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Viewmount House
Dublin Road,
Longford,
Ireland
Telephone 353 43 41919.
E mail viewmt@iol.ie
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Brief History
Built in 1740 by the Cuffe family, it was
inherited by Thomas Packenham
when he married Elizabeth Cuffe and
became the first Baron of Longford. The
Packenhams never lived in Viewmount House.
It was used by their agent to administer
the Longford estate.
In the 1800's it was used for a period as
a Church of Ireland school.
Around 1890 Harry McCann a famed gardner was in residence.
In the early 1900's Jack O'Farrell, Chief Justice lived in Viewmount House.
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